diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 4a860a97a9..fd57dcf9c4 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ function dfrn_request_content(App $a)
 			'$name'          => $a->profile['name'],
 			'$myaddr'        => $myaddr,
 
-			'$does_know_you' => ['knowyou', DI::l10n()->t('%s knows me', $a->profile['name'])],
+			'$does_know_you' => ['knowyou', DI::l10n()->t('%s knows you', $a->profile['name'])],
 			'$addnote_field' => ['dfrn-request-message', DI::l10n()->t('Add a personal note:')],
 		]);
 		return $o;
diff --git a/mod/follow.php b/mod/follow.php
index e1d8b0ea7d..c62c037759 100644
--- a/mod/follow.php
+++ b/mod/follow.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function follow_content(App $a)
 		'$myaddr'        => $myaddr,
 		'$keywords'      => $r[0]['keywords'],
 
-		'$does_know_you' => ['knowyou', DI::l10n()->t('Does %s know you?', $ret['name'])],
+		'$does_know_you' => ['knowyou', DI::l10n()->t('%s knows you', $ret['name'])],
 		'$addnote_field' => ['dfrn-request-message', DI::l10n()->t('Add a personal note:')],
 	]);