diff --git a/lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js b/lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js
index 52db3743a922..25fa47a5f974 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js
+++ b/lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const UIStrings = {
   title: 'Preconnect to required origins',
   /** Description of a Lighthouse audit that tells the user how to connect early to third-party domains that will be used to load page resources. This is displayed after a user expands the section to see more. No character length limits. 'Learn More' becomes link text to additional documentation. */
   description:
-    'Consider adding preconnect or dns-prefetch resource hints to establish early ' +
+    'Consider adding `preconnect` or `dns-prefetch` resource hints to establish early ' +
     `connections to important third-party origins. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect).`,
   /**
    * @description A warning message that is shown when the user tried to follow the advice of the audit, but it's not working as expected. Forgetting to set the `crossorigin` HTML attribute, or setting it to an incorrect value, on the link is a common mistake when adding preconnect links.
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json
index 6727113c8ed9..072c3c408d88 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-US.json
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@
     "message": "A preconnect <link> was found for \"{securityOrigin}\" but was not used by the browser. Check that you are using the `crossorigin` attribute properly."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js | description": {
-    "message": "Consider adding preconnect or dns-prefetch resource hints to establish early connections to important third-party origins. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect)."
+    "message": "Consider adding `preconnect` or `dns-prefetch` resource hints to establish early connections to important third-party origins. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect)."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js | title": {
     "message": "Preconnect to required origins"
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
index 220fbd3b8e03..57219b15414f 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
+++ b/lighthouse-core/lib/i18n/locales/en-XL.json
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@
     "message": "Â ṕr̂éĉón̂ńêćt̂ <ĺîńk̂> ẃâś f̂óûńd̂ f́ôŕ \"{securityOrigin}\" b̂út̂ ẃâś n̂ót̂ úŝéd̂ b́ŷ t́ĥé b̂ŕôẃŝér̂. Ćĥéĉḱ t̂h́ât́ ŷóû ár̂é ûśîńĝ t́ĥé `crossorigin` ât́t̂ŕîb́ût́ê ṕr̂óp̂ér̂ĺŷ."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js | description": {
-    "message": "Ĉón̂śîd́êŕ âd́d̂ín̂ǵ p̂ŕêćôńn̂éĉt́ ôŕ d̂ńŝ-ṕr̂éf̂ét̂ćĥ ŕêśôúr̂ćê h́îńt̂ś t̂ó êśt̂áb̂ĺîśĥ éâŕl̂ý ĉón̂ńêćt̂íôńŝ t́ô ím̂ṕôŕt̂án̂t́ t̂h́îŕd̂-ṕâŕt̂ý ôŕîǵîńŝ. [Ĺêár̂ń m̂ór̂é](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect)."
+    "message": "Ĉón̂śîd́êŕ âd́d̂ín̂ǵ `preconnect` ôŕ `dns-prefetch` r̂éŝóûŕĉé ĥín̂t́ŝ t́ô éŝt́âb́l̂íŝh́ êár̂ĺŷ ćôńn̂éĉt́îón̂ś t̂ó îḿp̂ór̂t́âńt̂ t́ĥír̂d́-p̂ár̂t́ŷ ór̂íĝín̂ś. [L̂éâŕn̂ ḿôŕê](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect)."
   },
   "lighthouse-core/audits/uses-rel-preconnect.js | title": {
     "message": "P̂ŕêćôńn̂éĉt́ t̂ó r̂éq̂úîŕêd́ ôŕîǵîńŝ"
diff --git a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
index c5bba298b4d6..900564e0bfc9 100644
--- a/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
+++ b/lighthouse-core/test/results/sample_v2.json
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
     "uses-rel-preconnect": {
       "id": "uses-rel-preconnect",
       "title": "Preconnect to required origins",
-      "description": "Consider adding preconnect or dns-prefetch resource hints to establish early connections to important third-party origins. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect).",
+      "description": "Consider adding `preconnect` or `dns-prefetch` resource hints to establish early connections to important third-party origins. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect).",
       "score": 1,
       "scoreDisplayMode": "numeric",
       "numericValue": 0,
diff --git a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
index 8507ea2a3057..b1c3e7f1748e 100644
--- a/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
+++ b/proto/sample_v2_round_trip.json
@@ -3030,7 +3030,7 @@
             "title": "Does not use passive listeners to improve scrolling performance"
         },
         "uses-rel-preconnect": {
-            "description": "Consider adding preconnect or dns-prefetch resource hints to establish early connections to important third-party origins. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect).",
+            "description": "Consider adding `preconnect` or `dns-prefetch` resource hints to establish early connections to important third-party origins. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/performance/resource-prioritization#preconnect).",
             "details": {
                 "headings": [],
                 "items": [],
