diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/shared/InventorySourceSubForms/SCMSubForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/shared/InventorySourceSubForms/SCMSubForm.jsx
index f00d77e5c4..e874157d99 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/shared/InventorySourceSubForms/SCMSubForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/shared/InventorySourceSubForms/SCMSubForm.jsx
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ const SCMSubForm = ({ autoPopulateProject, i18n }) => {
           }}
           aria-label={i18n._(t`Select source path`)}
           placeholder={i18n._(t`Select source path`)}
+          createText={i18n._(t`Set source path to`)}
           isCreatable
           onCreateOption={value => {
             value.trim();