diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua
index 9d65e09c2..ea271ebe8 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerpaging.lua
@@ -138,11 +138,8 @@ end
 function ReaderPaging:addToMainMenu(tab_item_table)
     if self.ui.document.info.has_pages then
         table.insert(tab_item_table.typeset, {
-            text_func = function()
-                return self.show_overlap_enable and
-                _("Turn off page overlap") or
-                _("Turn on page overlap")
-            end,
+            text = _("Show page overlap"),
+            checked_func = function() return self.show_overlap_enable end,
             callback = function()
                 self.show_overlap_enable = not self.show_overlap_enable
             end