diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py b/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
index 663c1a9145fbacd78976a7bdefbd44cbe5ba9d6c..ea89576aa395c24db7cfdcc7d2c0cfb9172e3d8b 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class ExportFBX(bpy.types.Operator, ExportHelper, OrientationHelper):
             )
     mesh_smooth_type = EnumProperty(
             name="Smoothing",
-            items=(('OFF', "Off", "Don't write smoothing, export normals instead"),
+            items=(('OFF', "Normals", "Export normals instead of writing edge or face smoothing data"),
                    ('FACE', "Face", "Write face smoothing"),
                    ('EDGE', "Edge", "Write edge smoothing"),
                    ),