diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/NetworkPreferencesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/NetworkPreferencesFragment.java
index fcc37f644..e854af934 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/NetworkPreferencesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/NetworkPreferencesFragment.java
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ public class NetworkPreferencesFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
     private void setParallelDownloadsText(int downloads) {
         final Resources res = getActivity().getResources();
 
-        String s = String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "%d%s",
-                downloads, res.getString(R.string.parallel_downloads_suffix));
+        String s = res.getString(R.string.parallel_downloads, downloads);
         findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_PARALLEL_DOWNLOADS).setSummary(s);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4e7cfdfe5..b73e48bc4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     <string name="feed_volume_reduction_off">Off</string>
     <string name="feed_volume_reduction_light">Light</string>
     <string name="feed_volume_reduction_heavy">Heavy</string>
-    <string name="parallel_downloads_suffix">\u0020parallel downloads</string>
+    <string name="parallel_downloads">%1$d parallel downloads</string>
     <string name="feed_auto_download_global">Global default</string>
     <string name="feed_auto_download_always">Always</string>
     <string name="feed_auto_download_never">Never</string>