diff --git a/runtime/optwin.vim b/runtime/optwin.vim
index 82bfa1ad3a021..c29d3309e85e8 100644
--- a/runtime/optwin.vim
+++ b/runtime/optwin.vim
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ call <SID>BinOptionL("mod")
 call <SID>AddOption("readonly", gettext("buffer is not to be written"))
 call append("$", "\t" .. s:local_to_buffer)
 call <SID>BinOptionL("ro")
-call <SID>AddOption("modifiable", gettext("changes to the text are not possible"))
+call <SID>AddOption("modifiable", gettext("changes to the text are possible"))
 call append("$", "\t" .. s:local_to_buffer)
 call <SID>BinOptionL("ma")
 call <SID>AddOption("textwidth", gettext("line length above which to break a line"))