diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/set.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/set.go
index 3b5e032db..cb3a07a6f 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/set.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/set.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func newSetFlagSet(goos string, setArgs *setArgsT) *flag.FlagSet {
 	switch goos {
 	case "linux":
 		setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.snat, "snat-subnet-routes", true, "source NAT traffic to local routes advertised with --advertise-routes")
-		setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.statefulFiltering, "stateful-filtering", false, "apply stateful filtering to forwarded packets (subnet routers, exit nodes, etc.)")
+		setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.statefulFiltering, "stateful-filtering", false, "apply stateful filtering to forwarded packets (subnet routers, exit nodes, and so on)")
 		setf.StringVar(&setArgs.netfilterMode, "netfilter-mode", defaultNetfilterMode(), "netfilter mode (one of on, nodivert, off)")
 	case "windows":
 		setf.BoolVar(&setArgs.forceDaemon, "unattended", false, "run in \"Unattended Mode\" where Tailscale keeps running even after the current GUI user logs out (Windows-only)")
diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/cli/up.go b/cmd/tailscale/cli/up.go
index e8b0cd0d3..7f5b2e6b4 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/cli/up.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/cli/up.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func newUpFlagSet(goos string, upArgs *upArgsT, cmd string) *flag.FlagSet {
 	switch goos {
 	case "linux":
 		upf.BoolVar(&upArgs.snat, "snat-subnet-routes", true, "source NAT traffic to local routes advertised with --advertise-routes")
-		upf.BoolVar(&upArgs.statefulFiltering, "stateful-filtering", false, "apply stateful filtering to forwarded packets (subnet routers, exit nodes, etc.)")
+		upf.BoolVar(&upArgs.statefulFiltering, "stateful-filtering", false, "apply stateful filtering to forwarded packets (subnet routers, exit nodes, and so on)")
 		upf.StringVar(&upArgs.netfilterMode, "netfilter-mode", defaultNetfilterMode(), "netfilter mode (one of on, nodivert, off)")
 	case "windows":
 		upf.BoolVar(&upArgs.forceDaemon, "unattended", false, "run in \"Unattended Mode\" where Tailscale keeps running even after the current GUI user logs out (Windows-only)")