diff --git a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
index 68667d75a..22859f9d7 100644
--- a/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/help/settings.asciidoc
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 |<<messages.timeout,messages.timeout>>|Duration (in milliseconds) to show messages in the statusbar for.
 |<<new_instance_open_target,new_instance_open_target>>|How to open links in an existing instance if a new one is launched.
 |<<new_instance_open_target_window,new_instance_open_target_window>>|Which window to choose when opening links as new tabs.
-|<<prompt.filebrowser,prompt.filebrowser>>|Show a filebrowser in upload/download prompts.
+|<<prompt.filebrowser,prompt.filebrowser>>|Show a filebrowser in download prompts.
 |<<prompt.radius,prompt.radius>>|Rounding radius (in pixels) for the edges of prompts.
 |<<qt.args,qt.args>>|Additional arguments to pass to Qt, without leading `--`.
 |<<qt.force_platform,qt.force_platform>>|Force a Qt platform to use.
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ Default: +pass:[last-focused]+
 
 [[prompt.filebrowser]]
 === prompt.filebrowser
-Show a filebrowser in upload/download prompts.
+Show a filebrowser in download prompts.
 
 Type: <<types,Bool>>
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index 895ef4ae6..2bb6106ad 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ messages.unfocused:
 prompt.filebrowser:
   type: Bool
   default: true
-  desc: Show a filebrowser in upload/download prompts.
+  desc: Show a filebrowser in download prompts.
 
 prompt.radius:
   type: