diff --git a/mousepad/mousepad-print.c b/mousepad/mousepad-print.c
index d9b398f..5103367 100644
--- a/mousepad/mousepad-print.c
+++ b/mousepad/mousepad-print.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct _MousepadPrint
   GtkWidget                *widget_body_font;
   GtkWidget                *widget_line_numbers_spin;
   GtkWidget                *widget_line_numbers_hbox;
+  GtkWidget                *widget_line_numbers_label;
 
   /* settings */
   gboolean                  print_line_numbers;
@@ -543,6 +544,15 @@ mousepad_print_spin_value_changed (GtkSpinButton *button,
     }
   else
     gtk_source_print_compositor_set_print_line_numbers (print->compositor, 0);
+
+    if(gtk_spin_button_get_value_as_int (button) == 1)
+      {
+        gtk_label_set_text (GTK_LABEL(print->widget_line_numbers_label), _("line"));
+      }
+    else
+      {
+        gtk_label_set_text (GTK_LABEL(print->widget_line_numbers_label), _("lines"));
+      }
 }
 
 
@@ -666,10 +676,13 @@ mousepad_print_create_custom_widget (GtkPrintOperation *operation)
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (print->widget_line_numbers_hbox), print->widget_line_numbers_spin, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
   gtk_widget_show (print->widget_line_numbers_spin);
 
-  label = gtk_label_new (_("line(s)"));
-  gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (label), 0.0, 0.5);
-  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (print->widget_line_numbers_hbox), label, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
-  gtk_widget_show (label);
+  print->widget_line_numbers_label = gtk_label_new (NULL);
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (print->widget_line_numbers_label), 0.0, 0.5);
+  gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (print->widget_line_numbers_hbox), print->widget_line_numbers_label, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+  gtk_widget_show (print->widget_line_numbers_label);
+
+  /* Update the label to 'line' or 'lines' */
+  mousepad_print_spin_value_changed (GTK_SPIN_BUTTON (print->widget_line_numbers_spin), print);
 
   button = print->widget_text_wrapping = gtk_check_button_new_with_mnemonic (_("Enable text _wrapping"));
   gtk_toggle_button_set_active (GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON (button),