diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/Configs/CfgWeapons/Melee/MeleeMachete.hpp b/SQF/dayz_code/Configs/CfgWeapons/Melee/MeleeMachete.hpp
index 47b717328..08e325606 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/Configs/CfgWeapons/Melee/MeleeMachete.hpp
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/Configs/CfgWeapons/Melee/MeleeMachete.hpp
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ class MeleeMachete: MeleeWeapon
 		{
 			libTextDesc="";
 		};
-		descriptionShort="An agricultural tool turned into a weapon, the Machete may be less versatile than the common hatchet, but it packs a punch.";
+		descriptionShort=$STR_EQUIP_MACHETE_DESC;
 	};