diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
index 87030a89665de..53918c80b7834 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		'files.trimTrailingWhitespaceInRegexAndStrings': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
 			'default': true,
-			'description': nls.localize('trimTrailingWhitespaceInRegexAndStrings', "When enabled, trailing whitespace will be removed from multiline strings and regexes will be removed on save or when executing 'editor.action.trimTrailingWhitespace'. This can cause whitespace to not be trimmed from lines when there isn't up-to-date token information."),
+			'description': nls.localize('trimTrailingWhitespaceInRegexAndStrings', "When enabled, trailing whitespace will be removed from multiline strings and regexes on save or when executing 'editor.action.trimTrailingWhitespace'. This can cause whitespace to not be trimmed from lines when there isn't up-to-date token information."),
 			'scope': ConfigurationScope.LANGUAGE_OVERRIDABLE
 		},
 		'files.insertFinalNewline': {