diff --git a/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js b/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js
index 488b5def..06bfa36e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/globals/MatrixToolbar.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         return (
             <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar">
-                <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="img/warning.svg" width="24" height="23" alt="/!\"/>
+                <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="img/warning.svg" width="24" height="23" alt="Warning"/>
                 <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar_content">
                    { _t('You are not receiving desktop notifications') } <a className="mx_MatrixToolbar_link" onClick={ this.onClick }> { _t('Enable them now') }</a>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/views/globals/NewVersionBar.js b/src/components/views/globals/NewVersionBar.js
index 219ef02a..d25fa3a6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/globals/NewVersionBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/globals/NewVersionBar.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
         }
         return (
             <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar">
-                <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="img/warning.svg" width="24" height="23" alt="/!\"/>
+                <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="img/warning.svg" width="24" height="23" alt="Warning"/>
                 <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar_content">
                     {_t("A new version of Riot is available.")}
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/views/globals/UpdateCheckBar.js b/src/components/views/globals/UpdateCheckBar.js
index d72cceff..4949c442 100644
--- a/src/components/views/globals/UpdateCheckBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/globals/UpdateCheckBar.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         let image;
         if (this.state.done) {
-            image = <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="img/warning.svg" width="24" height="23" alt="/!\"/>;
+            image = <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="img/warning.svg" width="24" height="23" alt="Warning"/>;
         } else {
             image = <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="'img/spinner.gif'" width="24" height="23" alt={this.state.message}/>;
         }