diff --git a/doc/fixes37.0 b/doc/fixes37.0
index 559169e25..b0725fac5 100644
--- a/doc/fixes37.0
+++ b/doc/fixes37.0
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@ change movement keys and some special keys into extended commands
 "WHAMMM!!!" feedback when kicking a door suggests noise so if hero is deaf an
 	alternate message should be given
 fix typo in message shown when hero sees a monster's wet towel become drier
+for hero with slippery fingers, enlightenment reports "slippery fingers" or
+	"slippery gloves" but self-probing described it as "slippery hands"
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/insight.c b/src/insight.c
index 4314304e7..5b789418b 100644
--- a/src/insight.c
+++ b/src/insight.c
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ ustatusline(void)
         Sprintf(eos(info), ", injured %s", what);
     }
     if (Glib)
-        Sprintf(eos(info), ", slippery %s", makeplural(body_part(HAND)));
+        Sprintf(eos(info), ", slippery %s", fingers_or_gloves(TRUE));
     if (u.utrap)
         Strcat(info, ", trapped");
     if (Fast)