diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/profile/edit/constants.js b/app/assets/javascripts/profile/edit/constants.js
index 2a4f690c3beb007a62afe5621cfcfe88ea0b455e..a6e7a5eb4ef077d8581b4f9235e55fa4a97fce9f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/profile/edit/constants.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/profile/edit/constants.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const avatarI18n = {
   uploadNewAvatar: s__('Profiles|Upload new avatar'),
   chooseFile: s__('Profiles|Choose file...'),
   noFileChosen: s__('Profiles|No file chosen.'),
-  maximumFileSize: s__('Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200KB.'),
+  maximumFileSize: s__('Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200 KiB.'),
   imageDimensions: s__('Profiles|The ideal image size is 192 x 192 pixels.'),
   removeAvatar: s__('Profiles|Remove avatar'),
   removeAvatarConfirmation: s__('Profiles|Avatar will be removed. Are you sure?'),
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/upload_dropzone/avatar_upload_dropzone.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/upload_dropzone/avatar_upload_dropzone.vue
index b6bbb5df93e24936a8ba047a8b7decf568434a3f..69c87cd3cfc6a05d01339313f65b265962f550c3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/upload_dropzone/avatar_upload_dropzone.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/upload_dropzone/avatar_upload_dropzone.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { AVATAR_SHAPE_OPTION_RECT } from '~/vue_shared/constants';
 export default {
   i18n: {
     uploadText: __('Drop or %{linkStart}upload%{linkEnd} an avatar.'),
-    maxFileSize: s__('Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200KB.'),
+    maxFileSize: s__('Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200 KiB.'),
     imageDimensions: s__('Profiles|The ideal image size is 192 x 192 pixels.'),
     removeAvatar: __('Remove avatar'),
   },
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_choose_avatar_button.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_choose_avatar_button.html.haml
index 30a6a31cdd49a9b14a2387ca855dd4404eb88212..3fbc4d307442232e9aaa21021192c1e54c6530f2 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_choose_avatar_button.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_choose_avatar_button.html.haml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-= render 'shared/file_picker_button', f: f, field: :avatar, help_text: s_("Profiles|The ideal image size is 192 x 192 pixels.") + " " + s_("Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200KB.")
+= render 'shared/file_picker_button', f: f, field: :avatar, help_text: s_("Profiles|The ideal image size is 192 x 192 pixels.") + " " + s_("Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200 KiB.")
diff --git a/app/views/user_settings/profiles/show.html.haml b/app/views/user_settings/profiles/show.html.haml
index 39b0084cbeb7cae068328459497398fe9b7b8b29..66977d814b9de3bcead409bc5b14801a39260ea0 100644
--- a/app/views/user_settings/profiles/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/user_settings/profiles/show.html.haml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         = f.file_field :avatar, class: 'js-user-avatar-input hidden', accept: 'image/*'
       .gl-text-gray-500
         = s_("Profiles|The ideal image size is 192 x 192 pixels.")
-        = s_("Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200KB.")
+        = s_("Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200 KiB.")
       - if @user.avatar?
         = render Pajamas::ButtonComponent.new(variant: :danger,
           category: :secondary,
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 9861b242aecf3612d830a1ba7af4657c7256c697..0573ea58e9594ceccba342092a76ce1b5e53ac24 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -39567,7 +39567,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Profiles|The ideal image size is 192 x 192 pixels."
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200KB."
+msgid "Profiles|The maximum file size allowed is 200 KiB."
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Profiles|This email will be displayed on your public profile."