diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb b/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb
index 0355cd315b..9333a9c3fd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ module Homebrew
         boolean:     true,
       },
       HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE:                {
-        description: "If set, do not automatically update before running " \
-                     "`brew install`, `brew upgrade` or `brew tap`.",
+        description: "If set, do not automatically update before running some commands e.g. " \
+                     "`brew install`, `brew upgrade` and `brew tap`.",
         boolean:     true,
       },
       HOMEBREW_NO_BOOTSNAP:                   {
diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index 8460fab863..883d0c3fc4 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ example, run `export HOMEBREW_NO_INSECURE_REDIRECT=1` rather than just
   <br>If set, do not send analytics. For more information, see: <https://docs.brew.sh/Analytics>
 
 - `HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE`
-  <br>If set, do not automatically update before running `brew install`, `brew upgrade` or `brew tap`.
+  <br>If set, do not automatically update before running some commands e.g. `brew install`, `brew upgrade` and `brew tap`.
 
 - `HOMEBREW_NO_BOOTSNAP`
   <br>If set, do not use Bootsnap to speed up repeated `brew` calls.
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index 756f71c1c2..fba75e2868 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@ If set, do not send analytics\. For more information, see: \fIhttps://docs\.brew
 \fBHOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE\fR
 .
 .br
-If set, do not automatically update before running \fBbrew install\fR, \fBbrew upgrade\fR or \fBbrew tap\fR\.
+If set, do not automatically update before running some commands e\.g\. \fBbrew install\fR, \fBbrew upgrade\fR and \fBbrew tap\fR\.
 .
 .TP
 \fBHOMEBREW_NO_BOOTSNAP\fR