diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index e19c3552e1..1b2543ac27 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -3894,7 +3894,7 @@
     "description": "(deleted 03/29/2023) Description for audio notification setting"
   },
   "icu:audioNotificationDescription": {
-    "messageformat": "Play notification sounds",
+    "messageformat": "Push notification sounds",
     "description": "Description for audio notification setting"
   },
   "callRingtoneNotificationDescription": {
diff --git a/ts/components/Preferences.tsx b/ts/components/Preferences.tsx
index fc1316953c..5689468c03 100644
--- a/ts/components/Preferences.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/Preferences.tsx
@@ -905,7 +905,6 @@ export function Preferences({
           <Checkbox
             checked={hasMessageAudio}
             description={i18n('icu:Preferences__message-audio-description')}
-            disabled={!hasAudioNotifications}
             label={i18n('icu:Preferences__message-audio-title')}
             moduleClassName="Preferences__checkbox"
             name="messageAudio"