diff --git a/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor.xul b/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor.xul
index c5dacf3ee0b2..06f4f1e09ec2 100644
--- a/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor.xul
+++ b/browser/devtools/netmonitor/netmonitor.xul
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                        tabindex="0"/>
       </toolbar>
       <label id="requests-menu-empty-notice"
-             value="&netmonitorUI.emptyNotice;"/>
+             value="&netmonitorUI.emptyNotice2;"/>
       <vbox id="requests-menu-contents" flex="1">
         <hbox id="requests-menu-item-template" hidden="true">
           <hbox class="requests-menu-subitem requests-menu-status-and-method"
diff --git a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/netmonitor.dtd b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/netmonitor.dtd
index eecdc036b26a..bdf28c90c9b4 100644
--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/netmonitor.dtd
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/netmonitor.dtd
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
   - A good criteria is the language in which you'd find the best
   - documentation on web development on the web. -->
 
-<!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE (netmonitorUI.emptyNotice): This is the label displayed
+<!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE (netmonitorUI.emptyNotice2): This is the label displayed
   -  in the network table when empty. -->
-<!ENTITY netmonitorUI.emptyNotice         "Reload the page to see detailed information about network activity.">
+<!ENTITY netmonitorUI.emptyNotice2        "Perform a request or reload the page to see detailed information about network activity.">
 
 <!-- LOCALIZATION NOTE (netmonitorUI.toolbar.status): This is the label displayed
   -  in the network table toolbar, above the "status" column. -->