diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config_types.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config_types.cpp
index 7c9c5ef592..beb13db4d5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config_types.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config_types.cpp
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ void fmt_class_string<shader_mode>::format(std::string& out, u64 arg)
 	{
 		switch (value)
 		{
-		case shader_mode::recompiler: return "Shader Recompiler";
-		case shader_mode::async_recompiler: return "Async Shader Recompiler";
-		case shader_mode::async_with_interpreter: return "Async with Shader Interpreter";
+		case shader_mode::recompiler: return "Legacy Recompiler (single-threaded)";
+		case shader_mode::async_recompiler: return "Async Recompiler (multi-threaded)";
+		case shader_mode::async_with_interpreter: return "Async Recompiler with Shader Interpreter";
 		case shader_mode::interpreter_only: return "Shader Interpreter only";
 		}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
index c686394c10..22cf9b4032 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
@@ -1054,9 +1054,9 @@ QString emu_settings::GetLocalizedSetting(const QString& original, emu_settings_
 	case emu_settings_type::ShaderMode:
 		switch (static_cast<shader_mode>(index))
 		{
-		case shader_mode::recompiler: return tr("Legacy (single threaded)", "Shader Mode");
-		case shader_mode::async_recompiler: return tr("Async (multi threaded)", "Shader Mode");
-		case shader_mode::async_with_interpreter: return tr("Async with Shader Interpreter", "Shader Mode");
+		case shader_mode::recompiler: return tr("Legacy Recompiler (single-threaded)", "Shader Mode");
+		case shader_mode::async_recompiler: return tr("Async Recompiler (multi-threaded)", "Shader Mode");
+		case shader_mode::async_with_interpreter: return tr("Async Recompiler with Shader Interpreter", "Shader Mode");
 		case shader_mode::interpreter_only: return tr("Shader Interpreter only", "Shader Mode");
 		}
 		break;