diff --git a/sources/ui/elementpropertieswidget.cpp b/sources/ui/elementpropertieswidget.cpp
index 2dc75cd51..9091dadbb 100644
--- a/sources/ui/elementpropertieswidget.cpp
+++ b/sources/ui/elementpropertieswidget.cpp
@@ -390,20 +390,20 @@ QWidget *ElementPropertiesWidget::generalWidget()
 				? QString(tr("Nombre maximum de contacts esclaves définis : non défini\n"))
 				: QString(tr("Nombre maximum de contacts esclaves définis : %1\n")).arg(max_slaves);
 
-			//Counted in contacts rather than in linked elements, so that a
-			//slave standing for several contacts is reported as the number
-			//of contacts it actually uses.
+			//Left as a count of linked elements: the line above is a number
+			//of slots, and a slave fills one slot however many contacts it
+			//carries, so the two stay in the same unit.
+		description_string += QString(tr("Nombre de contacts esclaves utilisés : %1\n")).arg(m_element->linkedElements().count());
+
 		const ContactUsage usage =
 				static_cast<MasterElement *>(m_element.data())->contactUsage();
 
-		description_string += QString(tr("Nombre de contacts esclaves utilisés : %1\n")).arg(usage.total());
-
 			//The breakdown is what tells you which auxiliary block would
 			//satisfy this coil, so it is only worth printing once there is
 			//something to break down.
 		if (usage.total() > 0)
 		{
-			description_string += QString(tr("    NO : %1, NC : %2, inverseurs : %3, autres : %4\n"))
+			description_string += QString(tr("    Contacts : NO : %1, NC : %2, inverseurs : %3, autres : %4\n"))
 					.arg(usage.no)
 					.arg(usage.nc)
 					.arg(usage.sw)