diff --git a/dll/cpl/sysdm/lang/de-DE.rc b/dll/cpl/sysdm/lang/de-DE.rc
index b6800123402..954aef341c9 100644
--- a/dll/cpl/sysdm/lang/de-DE.rc
+++ b/dll/cpl/sysdm/lang/de-DE.rc
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ BEGIN
     IDS_PETABYTE "PB RAM"
     IDS_MEGAHERTZ "MHz"
     IDS_GIGAHERTZ "GHz"
-    IDS_UPTIME_FORMAT "%u Days, %02u:%02u:%02u"
+    IDS_UPTIME_FORMAT "%u Tage, %02u:%02u:%02u"
     IDS_VARIABLE "Variable"
     IDS_VALUE "Wert"
     IDS_NO_DUMP "(Keine)"