diff --git a/course/format/renderer.php b/course/format/renderer.php
index 5e54308df8c..152cfa7396c 100644
--- a/course/format/renderer.php
+++ b/course/format/renderer.php
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ abstract class format_section_renderer_base extends plugin_renderer_base {
             $url = new moodle_url('/course/editsection.php', array('id'=>$section->id, 'sr'=>$sectionreturn));
             $o.= html_writer::link($url,
                 html_writer::empty_tag('img', array('src' => $this->output->pix_url('t/edit'),
-                    'class' => 'iconsmall edit', 'alt' => get_string('editsummary'))),
+                    'class' => 'iconsmall edit', 'alt' => get_string('edit'))),
                 array('title' => get_string('editsummary')));
         }
         $o.= html_writer::end_tag('div');