diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
index 35eaa5a58f..a458870354 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/uploads.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	"max-image-width": "Resize images down to specified width (in pixels)",
 	"max-image-width-help": "(in pixels, default: 760 pixels, set to 0 to disable)",
 	"max-file-size": "Maximum File Size (in KiB)",
-	"max-file-size-help": "(in kilobytes, default: 2048 KiB)",
+	"max-file-size-help": "(in kibibytes, default: 2048 KiB)",
 	"allow-topic-thumbnails": "Allow users to upload topic thumbnails",
 	"topic-thumb-size": "Topic Thumb Size",
 	"allowed-file-extensions": "Allowed File Extensions",
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 	"profile-image-dimension": "Profile Image Dimension",
 	"profile-image-dimension-help": "(in pixels, default: 128 pixels)",
 	"max-profile-image-size": "Maximum Profile Image File Size",
-	"max-profile-image-size-help": "(in kilobytes, default: 256 KiB)",
+	"max-profile-image-size-help": "(in kibibytes, default: 256 KiB)",
 	"max-cover-image-size": "Maximum Cover Image File Size",
-	"max-cover-image-size-help": "(in kilobytes, default: 2,048 KiB)",
+	"max-cover-image-size-help": "(in kibibytes, default: 2,048 KiB)",
 	"keep-all-user-images": "Keep old versions of avatars and profile covers on the server",
 	"profile-covers": "Profile Covers",
 	"default-covers": "Default Cover Images",
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
index 32e432adfc..9ccb2c6c9b 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/uploads.tpl
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 
 			<div class="form-group">
 				<label>[[admin/settings/uploads:max-profile-image-size]]</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded user images in kilobytes" data-field="maximumProfileImageSize" />
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded user images in kibibytes" data-field="maximumProfileImageSize" />
 				<p class="help-block">
 					[[admin/settings/uploads:max-profile-image-size-help]]
 				</p>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 			<div class="form-group">
 				<label>[[admin/settings/uploads:max-cover-image-size]]</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded cover images in kilobytes" data-field="maximumCoverImageSize" />
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Maximum size of uploaded cover images in kibibytes" data-field="maximumCoverImageSize" />
 				<p class="help-block">
 					[[admin/settings/uploads:max-cover-image-size-help]]
 				</p>