diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js
index 8421ec22f484..7639a1629993 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.js
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ function showView(aView) {
                       ["previewImage", "?previewImage"],
                       ["progress", "?progress"],
                       ["state", "?state"],
-                      ["status", "?status"],
                       ["type", "?type"],
                       ["updateable", "?updateable"],
                       ["updateURL", "?updateURL"],
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.xml b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.xml
index 65cfc4197743..73bdf04d69ab 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.xml
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/content/extensions.xml
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
         <xul:vbox flex="1" class="addonTextBox">
           <xul:hbox class="addon-name-version" xbl:inherits="name, version"/>
           <xul:progressmeter class="extension-item-progress" xbl:inherits="value=progress"/>
-          <xul:label class="extension-item-status" xbl:inherits="value=status"/>
+          <xul:label class="extension-item-status" xbl:inherits="value=status" value="&installWaiting.label;"/>
         </xul:vbox>
       </xul:hbox>
     </content>