diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js
index a96028e71b..54a067d716 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/InviteDialog.js
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ export default class InviteDialog extends React.PureComponent {
 
             title = _t("Direct Messages");
             helpText = _t(
-                "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username, or share your " +
+                "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username, share your " +
                 "username (%(userId)s) or <a>profile link</a>.",
                 {userId},
                 {a: (sub) => <a href={makeUserPermalink(userId)} rel="noopener" target="_blank">{sub}</a>},
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 099b64dd49..e59805ccd7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@
     "Recently Direct Messaged": "Recently Direct Messaged",
     "Show more": "Show more",
     "Direct Messages": "Direct Messages",
-    "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username, or share your username (%(userId)s) or <a>profile link</a>.": "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username, or share your username (%(userId)s) or <a>profile link</a>.",
+    "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username, share your username (%(userId)s) or <a>profile link</a>.": "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username, share your username (%(userId)s) or <a>profile link</a>.",
     "Go": "Go",
     "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username (e.g. @user:server.com) or <a>share this room</a>.": "If you can't find someone, ask them for their username (e.g. @user:server.com) or <a>share this room</a>.",
     "You added a new device '%(displayName)s', which is requesting encryption keys.": "You added a new device '%(displayName)s', which is requesting encryption keys.",