diff --git a/spyderlib/plugins/externalconsole.py b/spyderlib/plugins/externalconsole.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyderlib/plugins/externalconsole.py
+++ b/spyderlib/plugins/externalconsole.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ class ExternalConsole(SpyderPluginWidget):
                                _("You can't close an IPython kernel tab.\n\n"

                                  "You need to close its associated console\n"

                                  "instead or you can kill it using the button\n"

-                                 "far to the left."),

+                                 "far to the right."),

                                  QMessageBox.Ok)
Console: Fix minor wording in the message shown when trying to close an IPython kernel