diff --git a/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.cpp b/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.cpp
index 5dab101b84..187bf4ba25 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ HarddiskDialog::onExistingFileSelected(const QString &fileName, bool precheck)
     } else if (image_is_vhd(fileNameUtf8.data(), 1)) {
         MVHDMeta *vhd = mvhd_open(fileNameUtf8.data(), 0, &vhd_error);
         if (vhd == nullptr) {
-            QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Unable to read file"), tr("Make sure the file exists and is readable"));
+            QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Unable to read file"), tr("Make sure the file exists and is readable."));
             return;
         } else if (vhd_error == MVHD_ERR_TIMESTAMP) {
             QMessageBox::StandardButton btn = QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Parent and child disk timestamps do not match"), tr("This could mean that the parent image was modified after the differencing image was created.\n\nIt can also happen if the image files were moved or copied, or by a bug in the program that created this disk.\n\nDo you want to fix the timestamps?"), QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ HarddiskDialog::onExistingFileSelected(const QString &fileName, bool precheck)
     }
 
     if ((sectors > max_sectors) || (heads > max_heads) || (cylinders > max_cylinders)) {
-        QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Unable to read file"), tr("Make sure the file exists and is readable"));
+        QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Unable to read file"), tr("Make sure the file exists and is readable."));
         return;
     }