diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/forums.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/forums.php
index 371a184fb7..86ce5f5ac8 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/forums.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/forums.php
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'FORUM_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Defines a password for this forum, use the permission system in preference.',
 	'FORUM_PASSWORD_UNSET'				=> 'Remove forum password',
 	'FORUM_PASSWORD_UNSET_EXPLAIN'		=> 'Check here if you want to remove the forum password.',
-	'FORUM_PASSWORD_OLD'				=> 'The forum password is using an old encryption and should be changed.',
+	'FORUM_PASSWORD_OLD'				=> 'The forum password is using an old hashing method and should be changed.',
 	'FORUM_PASSWORD_MISMATCH'			=> 'The passwords you entered did not match.',
 	'FORUM_PRUNE_SETTINGS'				=> 'Forum prune settings',
 	'FORUM_RESYNCED'					=> 'Forum “%s” successfully resynced',