diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/CacheSizeBlock.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/CacheSizeBlock.java
index 79b74569fad..228e571d6c0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/CacheSizeBlock.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/CacheSizeBlock.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Contributors:
  *    Markus Schorn - initial API and implementation
+ *    IBM Corporation
  *******************************************************************************/ 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.ui.dialogs;
 
@@ -81,12 +82,12 @@ public class CacheSizeBlock extends AbstractCOptionPage {
 
 		fDBAbsoluteLimit= new IntegerFieldEditor(CCorePreferenceConstants.MAX_INDEX_DB_CACHE_SIZE_MB, DialogsMessages.CacheSizeBlock_absoluteLimit, cacheComp, 4);
 		fDBAbsoluteLimit.setValidRange(1, 10000);
-		ControlFactory.createLabel(cacheComp, "mb"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		ControlFactory.createLabel(cacheComp, DialogsMessages.CacheSizeBlock_MB);
 		
 		Label codeReaderLabel= ControlFactory.createLabel(cacheComp, DialogsMessages.CacheSizeBlock_headerFileCache);
 		fCodeReaderLimit= new IntegerFieldEditor(CodeReaderCache.CODE_READER_BUFFER, DialogsMessages.CacheSizeBlock_absoluteLimit, cacheComp, 4);
 		fCodeReaderLimit.setValidRange(1, 10000);
-		ControlFactory.createLabel(cacheComp, "mb"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		ControlFactory.createLabel(cacheComp, DialogsMessages.CacheSizeBlock_MB);
 		
 		gl= (GridLayout) cacheComp.getLayout();
 		gl.numColumns= 3;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.java
index 409d8a06fc8..804c350fe03 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Contributors:
  *    Markus Schorn - initial API and implementation
+ *    IBM Corporation
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.ui.dialogs;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ public class DialogsMessages extends NLS {
 	public static String AbstractIndexerPage_indexUpFront;
 	public static String AbstractIndexerPage_skipAllReferences;
 	public static String AbstractIndexerPage_skipTypeReferences;
+	public static String CacheSizeBlock_MB;
 	public static String IndexerBlock_fixedBuildConfig;
 	public static String IndexerStrategyBlock_activeBuildConfig;
 	public static String IndexerStrategyBlock_autoUpdate;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.properties
index 59a8cafe0fe..cbf87717899 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/dialogs/DialogsMessages.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #
 # Contributors:
 #     Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
+#	  IBM Corporation
 ###############################################################################
 PreferenceScopeBlock_enableProjectSettings=Enable project specific settings
 PreferenceScopeBlock_storeWithProject=Store settings with project
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ CacheSizeBlock_cacheLimitGroup=Cache limits
 CacheSizeBlock_indexDatabaseCache=Index database cache:
 CacheSizeBlock_limitRelativeToMaxHeapSize=Limit relative to the maximum heap size:
 CacheSizeBlock_absoluteLimit=Absolute Limit:
+CacheSizeBlock_MB=MB
 CacheSizeBlock_headerFileCache=Header file cache (used by full indexer and refactoring):
 IndexerStrategyBlock_strategyGroup=Indexing strategy
 IndexerStrategyBlock_autoUpdate=Automatically update the index