diff --git a/subiquity/common/filesystem/labels.py b/subiquity/common/filesystem/labels.py
index 73c31736..3012e481 100644
--- a/subiquity/common/filesystem/labels.py
+++ b/subiquity/common/filesystem/labels.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _annotations_partition(partition):
                 r.append(_("configured"))
             else:
                 r.append(_("unconfigured"))
-        r.append(_("bios_grub"))
+        r.append(_("BIOS grub spacer"))
     elif partition.flag == "extended":
         # extended partition
         r.append(_("extended"))
diff --git a/subiquity/models/tests/test_filesystem.py b/subiquity/models/tests/test_filesystem.py
index 6589cb7e..5ae26f2f 100644
--- a/subiquity/models/tests/test_filesystem.py
+++ b/subiquity/models/tests/test_filesystem.py
@@ -234,13 +234,15 @@ class TestFilesystemModel(unittest.TestCase):
         model = make_model()
         part = make_partition(model, flag="bios_grub")
         self.assertEqual(
-            annotations(part), ['new', 'bios_grub'])
+            annotations(part), ['new', 'BIOS grub spacer'])
         part.preserve = True
         self.assertEqual(
-            annotations(part), ['existing', 'unconfigured', 'bios_grub'])
+            annotations(part),
+            ['existing', 'unconfigured', 'BIOS grub spacer'])
         part.device.grub_device = True
         self.assertEqual(
-            annotations(part), ['existing', 'configured', 'bios_grub'])
+            annotations(part),
+            ['existing', 'configured', 'BIOS grub spacer'])
 
         model = make_model()
         part = make_partition(model, flag="boot", grub_device=True)