diff --git a/rtdata/languages/default b/rtdata/languages/default
index df0cc9dc6..16efa864f 100644
--- a/rtdata/languages/default
+++ b/rtdata/languages/default
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ SAVEDLG_SUBSAMP_TOOLTIP;Best compression:\nJ:a:b 4:2:0\nh/v 2/2\nChroma halved h
 SAVEDLG_TIFFUNCOMPRESSED;Uncompressed TIFF
 SAVEDLG_WARNFILENAME;File will be named
 SHCSELECTOR_TOOLTIP;Click right mouse button to reset the position of those 3 sliders.
-SOFTPROOF_GAMUTCHECK_TOOLTIP;If active, indicates in bright green the pixels which have out of gamut colors from the Printer/Output profile.
+SOFTPROOF_GAMUTCHECK_TOOLTIP;If active, pixels with colors that are outside the gamut of the Printer/Output profile are highlighted.
 SOFTPROOF_TOOLTIP;Soft-proofing\nIf active, lets you simulate the appearance of the image when printed (if a Printer profile set in Preferences > Color Management) or when viewed on a display that uses the current output profile (if no printer profile is selected).
 THRESHOLDSELECTOR_B;Bottom
 THRESHOLDSELECTOR_BL;Bottom-left
diff --git a/rtengine/iccstore.cc b/rtengine/iccstore.cc
index b8063f54b..e77ea7f0f 100644
--- a/rtengine/iccstore.cc
+++ b/rtengine/iccstore.cc
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public:
         defaultMonitorProfile = settings->monitorProfile;
 
         // initialize the alarm colours for lcms gamut checking -- we use bright green
-        cmsUInt16Number cms_alarm_codes[cmsMAXCHANNELS] = { 0, 65535, 0 };
+        cmsUInt16Number cms_alarm_codes[cmsMAXCHANNELS] = { 0, 65535, 65535 };
         cmsSetAlarmCodes(cms_alarm_codes);
     }