diff --git a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml
index 248360780ba..12ff49200ce 100644
--- a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml
+++ b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/plugin.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.debug.ui.launchShortcuts">
       <shortcut
-            label="C Application"
+            label="C Local Application"
             icon="icons/c_app.gif"
             modes="run, debug"
             class="org.eclipse.cdt.launch.internal.CApplicationLaunchShortcut"
diff --git a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
index 080b5425487..a7ef26cae9f 100644
--- a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
+++ b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ public class CApplicationLaunchShortcut implements ILaunchShortcut {
 	protected IBinary chooseBinary(List binList, String mode) {
 		ElementListSelectionDialog dialog = new ElementListSelectionDialog(getShell(), new WorkbenchLabelProvider());
 		dialog.setElements(binList.toArray());
-		dialog.setTitle("C ApplicationAction"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		dialog.setTitle("C Local Application"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		if (mode.equals(ILaunchManager.DEBUG_MODE)) {
-			dialog.setMessage("Choose an application to debug"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			dialog.setMessage("Choose a local application to debug"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} else {
-			dialog.setMessage("Choose an application to run"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			dialog.setMessage("Choose a local application to run"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 		dialog.setMultipleSelection(false);
 		if (dialog.open() == ElementListSelectionDialog.OK) {
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ public class CApplicationLaunchShortcut implements ILaunchShortcut {
 			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
 				return;
 			} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
-				MessageDialog.openError(getShell(), "C Application Launcher", e.getMessage());
+				MessageDialog.openError(getShell(), "C Local Application Launcher", e.getMessage());
 				return;
 			}
 			if (results.size() == 0) {
-				MessageDialog.openError(getShell(), "C Application Launcher", "Launch failed no binaries");
+				MessageDialog.openError(getShell(), "C Local Application Launcher", "Launch failed no binaries");
 			} else {
 				IBinary bin = chooseBinary(results, mode);
 				if (bin != null) {
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ public class CApplicationLaunchShortcut implements ILaunchShortcut {
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
-			MessageDialog.openError(getShell(), "C Application Launcher", "Launch failed no project selected");
+			MessageDialog.openError(getShell(), "C Local Application Launcher", "Launch failed no project selected");
 		}
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}