diff --git a/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp b/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp
index c1b173e920..95e193eb60 100644
--- a/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/network/EthernetSettingsView.cpp
@@ -629,9 +629,19 @@ EthernetSettingsView::_ValidateControl(BTextControl* control)
 	if (control->IsEnabled() && !MatchPattern(control->Text(), pattern)) {
 		control->MakeFocus();
 		BString errorMessage;
-		errorMessage << control->Label();
-		errorMessage.RemoveLast(":");
-		errorMessage << " is invalid";
+
+		if (control == fIPTextControl) {
+			errorMessage << B_TRANSLATE("IP address is invalid");
+		} else if (control == fNetMaskTextControl) {
+			errorMessage << B_TRANSLATE("Netmask is invalid");
+		} else if (control == fGatewayTextControl) {
+			errorMessage << B_TRANSLATE("Gateway is invalid");
+		} else if (control == fPrimaryDNSTextControl) {
+			errorMessage << B_TRANSLATE("DNS #1 is invalid");
+		} else if (control == fSecondaryDNSTextControl) {
+			errorMessage << B_TRANSLATE("DNS #2 is invalid");
+		}
+
 		fErrorMessage->SetText(errorMessage.String());
 		beep();
 		return false;