diff --git a/src/prefs/SpectrumPrefs.cpp b/src/prefs/SpectrumPrefs.cpp
index bd16f2478..1bc7b7575 100644
--- a/src/prefs/SpectrumPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/prefs/SpectrumPrefs.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void SpectrumPrefs::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
    mDefaultsCheckbox = 0;
    if (mWt) {
       /* i18n-hint: use is a verb */
-      mDefaultsCheckbox = S.Id(ID_DEFAULTS).TieCheckBox(_("Use Preferences"), mDefaulted);
+      mDefaultsCheckbox = S.Id(ID_DEFAULTS).TieCheckBox(_("&Use Preferences"), mDefaulted);
    }
 
    S.StartStatic(_("Scale"));
diff --git a/src/prefs/WaveformPrefs.cpp b/src/prefs/WaveformPrefs.cpp
index 8a3b6bfb1..e66134de9 100644
--- a/src/prefs/WaveformPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/prefs/WaveformPrefs.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void WaveformPrefs::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
       mDefaultsCheckbox = 0;
       if (mWt) {
          /* i18n-hint: use is a verb */
-         mDefaultsCheckbox = S.Id(ID_DEFAULTS).TieCheckBox(_("Use Preferences"), mDefaulted);
+         mDefaultsCheckbox = S.Id(ID_DEFAULTS).TieCheckBox(_("&Use Preferences"), mDefaulted);
       }
 
       S.StartStatic(_("Display"));