diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.properties
index 72d215ecebf..90236a19de0 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ Option.optimization.arch.ppc64gr = PowerPC(R) 64-bit with graphics instructions
 Option.optimization.arch.ppc64grsq = PowerPC(R) 64-bit with graphics and square root instructions
 Option.optimization.arch.ppc64v = PowerPC(R) 64-bit with AltiVec
 Option.optimization.tune = Specify the processor architecture to tune code for (-qtune=)
+Option.optimization.tune.auto = auto
 Option.optimization.assert = Assert program behaviours (-qassert=)
 Option.optimization.Cache = Specify the cache configuration (-qcache=option1:option2:...:optionN)
 Option.compact = Avoid transformations that lead to code expansion (-qcompact)
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml
index 7d8071bb70d..d5d431bd1ea 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@
      <enumeratedOptionValue
            command="-qtune=auto"
            id="xlc.c.compiler.option.optimization.tune.auto"
-           name="auto">
+           name="%Option.optimization.tune.auto">
      </enumeratedOptionValue>
      <enumeratedOptionValue
            command="-qtune=403"
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@
      <enumeratedOptionValue
            command="-qtune=auto"
            id="xlc.c.compiler.option.optimization.tune.auto"
-           name="auto">
+           name="%Option.optimization.tune.auto">
      </enumeratedOptionValue>
      <enumeratedOptionValue
            command="-qtune=403"