diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/PlaceholderMessage.qml b/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/PlaceholderMessage.qml
index 9ade6c519..58e50c346 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/PlaceholderMessage.qml
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/plasmaextracomponents/qml/PlaceholderMessage.qml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
     }
 
     PlasmaComponents3.Label {
-        text: root.text
+        text: root.explanation
         visible:  root.explanation !== ""
 
         opacity: 0.5