diff --git a/command/node/inspect.go b/command/node/inspect.go
index 97a2717781..a08497003d 100644
--- a/command/node/inspect.go
+++ b/command/node/inspect.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func newInspectCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.format, "format", "f", "", "Format the output using the given Go template")
-	flags.BoolVar(&opts.pretty, "pretty", false, "Print the information in a human friendly format.")
+	flags.BoolVar(&opts.pretty, "pretty", false, "Print the information in a human friendly format")
 	return cmd
 }
 
diff --git a/command/service/inspect.go b/command/service/inspect.go
index deb701bf6d..7af9b98c3c 100644
--- a/command/service/inspect.go
+++ b/command/service/inspect.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func newInspectCommand(dockerCli *command.DockerCli) *cobra.Command {
 
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
 	flags.StringVarP(&opts.format, "format", "f", "", "Format the output using the given Go template")
-	flags.BoolVar(&opts.pretty, "pretty", false, "Print the information in a human friendly format.")
+	flags.BoolVar(&opts.pretty, "pretty", false, "Print the information in a human friendly format")
 	return cmd
 }