diff --git a/src/profile-editor.c b/src/profile-editor.c
index 3bc7bd91..f35f72d0 100644
--- a/src/profile-editor.c
+++ b/src/profile-editor.c
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ terminal_profile_edit (GSettings  *profile,
   GError *error = NULL;
   GtkWidget *editor, *w;
   gs_free char *uuid = NULL;
+  char *text;
   guint i;
 
   editor = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (profile), "editor-window");
@@ -880,6 +881,17 @@ terminal_profile_edit (GSettings  *profile,
                     G_CALLBACK (cell_scale_reset_cb),
                     profile);
 
+  /* Translators: Appears as: [numeric entry] × width */
+  text = g_strdup_printf ("× %s", _("width"));
+  gtk_label_set_text ((GtkLabel *) gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "cell-width-scale-label"),
+                      text);
+  g_free (text);
+  /* Translators: Appears as: [numeric entry] × height */
+  text = g_strdup_printf ("× %s", _("height"));
+  gtk_label_set_text ((GtkLabel *) gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "cell-height-scale-label"),
+                      text);
+  g_free (text);
+
   w = (GtkWidget *) gtk_builder_get_object  (builder, "color-scheme-combobox");
   init_color_scheme_menu (w);
 
@@ -888,7 +900,6 @@ terminal_profile_edit (GSettings  *profile,
   for (i = 0; i < TERMINAL_PALETTE_SIZE; ++i)
     {
       char name[32];
-      char *text;
 
       g_snprintf (name, sizeof (name), "palette-colorpicker-%u", i);
       w = (GtkWidget *) gtk_builder_get_object  (builder, name);
diff --git a/src/profile-preferences.ui b/src/profile-preferences.ui
index 17cb1044..dbeec114 100644
--- a/src/profile-preferences.ui
+++ b/src/profile-preferences.ui
@@ -606,10 +606,9 @@
                           </packing>
                         </child>
                         <child>
-                          <object class="GtkLabel">
+                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="cell-width-scale-label">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">× width</property>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
                             <property name="expand">False</property>
@@ -642,10 +641,9 @@
                           </packing>
                         </child>
                         <child>
-                          <object class="GtkLabel">
+                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="cell-height-scale-label">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">× height</property>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
                             <property name="expand">False</property>
