diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ItemLists/ItemLists.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ItemLists/ItemLists.node.ts
index dc9751d2d1..ff04ee2938 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ItemLists/ItemLists.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/ItemLists/ItemLists.node.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export class ItemLists implements INodeType {
 				typeOptions: {
 					multipleValues: true,
 				},
-				placeholder: 'Add Field To Exclude',
+				placeholder: 'Add Field To Compare',
 				default: {},
 				displayOptions: {
 					show: {