diff --git a/src/Viewer/splash.cxx b/src/Viewer/splash.cxx
index ee65ef147..57491b869 100644
--- a/src/Viewer/splash.cxx
+++ b/src/Viewer/splash.cxx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void SplashScreen::createNodes()
             fgGetNode("/sim/startup/splash-progress-spinner", true));
 
     if (!strcmp(FG_BUILD_TYPE, "Nightly")) {
-        std::string unstableWarningText = globals->get_locale()->getLocalizedString("splash/unstable-warning", "sys", "unstable!");
+        std::string unstableWarningText = globals->get_locale()->getLocalizedString("unstable-warning", "sys", "unstable!");
         addText(geode, osg::Vec2(0.5, 0.5), 0.03,
               unstableWarningText,
               osgText::Text::CENTER_CENTER,