diff --git a/ide/frames/compiler_buildmacro_options.pas b/ide/frames/compiler_buildmacro_options.pas
index 4817d9ac5b..1fcddd042d 100644
--- a/ide/frames/compiler_buildmacro_options.pas
+++ b/ide/frames/compiler_buildmacro_options.pas
@@ -705,7 +705,11 @@ begin
     BuildMacroDescriptionEdit.Text:=aBuildMacro.Description;
     BMAddMacroValueSpeedButton.Hint:=Format(lisAddValueToMacro, [
       aBuildMacro.Identifier]);
-    BMDeleteSpeedButton.Hint:=Format(lisDeleteMacro, [aBuildMacro.Identifier]);
+    if NodeType=cbmntBuildMacro then
+      BMDeleteSpeedButton.Hint:=Format(lisDeleteMacro, [aBuildMacro.Identifier])
+    else
+      BMDeleteSpeedButton.Hint:=Format(lisDeleteValue2, [BuildMacrosTreeView.
+        Selected.Text]);
   end else begin
     BuildMacroSelectedGroupBox.Caption:=lisNoMacroSelected;
     BuildMacroSelectedGroupBox.Enabled:=false;
diff --git a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
index b3e9f584ee..a48db0e0b7 100644
--- a/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
+++ b/ide/lazarusidestrconsts.pas
@@ -4916,6 +4916,7 @@ resourcestring
   lisRenameTo = 'Rename to %s';
   lisAddValueToMacro = 'Add value to macro %s';
   lisDeleteMacro = 'Delete macro %s';
+  lisDeleteValue2 = 'Delete value %s';
   lisNoMacroSelected = 'No macro selected';
   lisMacro = 'Macro %s';
   lisAddNewMacro = 'Add new macro';