diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
index 696e82324c..e21d959e40 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/acp/board.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
'AVATAR_GALLERY_PATH' => 'Avatar gallery path',
'AVATAR_GALLERY_PATH_EXPLAIN' => 'Path under your phpBB root directory for pre-loaded images, e.g. images/avatars/gallery.',
'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH' => 'Avatar storage path',
- 'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH_EXPLAIN' => 'Path under your phpBB root directory, e.g. images/avatars/upload.',
+ 'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH_EXPLAIN' => 'Path under your phpBB root directory, e.g. images/avatars/upload.
Avatar uploading will not be available if this path is not writable.',
'MAX_AVATAR_SIZE' => 'Maximum avatar dimensions',
'MAX_AVATAR_SIZE_EXPLAIN' => 'Width x Height in pixels.',
'MAX_FILESIZE' => 'Maximum avatar file size',
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/upload.php b/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/upload.php
index 1e50e135e4..f77ef1332b 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/upload.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/upload.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class upload extends \phpbb\avatar\driver\driver
return array(
'allow_avatar_remote_upload'=> array('lang' => 'ALLOW_REMOTE_UPLOAD', 'validate' => 'bool', 'type' => 'radio:yes_no', 'explain' => true),
'avatar_filesize' => array('lang' => 'MAX_FILESIZE', 'validate' => 'int:0', 'type' => 'number:0', 'explain' => true, 'append' => ' ' . $user->lang['BYTES']),
- 'avatar_path' => array('lang' => 'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH', 'validate' => 'rwpath', 'type' => 'text:20:255', 'explain' => true),
+ 'avatar_path' => array('lang' => 'AVATAR_STORAGE_PATH', 'validate' => 'rpath', 'type' => 'text:20:255', 'explain' => true),
);
}