diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py
index 38db569915c..1ced3d95d03 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_userpref.py
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class USERPREF_PT_system_cycles_devices(SystemPanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
 
 
 class USERPREF_PT_system_gpu_backend(SystemPanel, CenterAlignMixIn, Panel):
-    bl_label = "GPU Back end"
+    bl_label = "GPU Backend"
 
     @classmethod
     def poll(cls, _context):
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
index ca2e2e436c3..7ebc5c425f5 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ static const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_userdef_viewport_aa_items[] = {
 };
 
 static const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_preference_gpu_backend_items[] = {
-    {GPU_BACKEND_OPENGL, "OPENGL", 0, "OpenGL", "Use OpenGL back end"},
-    {GPU_BACKEND_METAL, "METAL", 0, "Metal", "Use Metal back end"},
-    {GPU_BACKEND_VULKAN, "VULKAN", 0, "Vulkan", "Use Vulkan back end"},
+    {GPU_BACKEND_OPENGL, "OPENGL", 0, "OpenGL", "Use OpenGL backend"},
+    {GPU_BACKEND_METAL, "METAL", 0, "Metal", "Use Metal backend"},
+    {GPU_BACKEND_VULKAN, "VULKAN", 0, "Vulkan", "Use Vulkan backend"},
     {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL},
 };
 
@@ -5647,8 +5647,8 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_system(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_enum_funcs(prop, NULL, NULL, "rna_preference_gpu_backend_itemf");
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(
       prop,
-      "GPU Back end",
-      "GPU back end to use (requires restarting Blender for changes to take effect)");
+      "GPU Backend",
+      "GPU backend to use (requires restarting Blender for changes to take effect)");
 
   /* Audio */