diff --git a/guix/lint.scm b/guix/lint.scm
index 1c8be911eb..1ea43df6b3 100644
--- a/guix/lint.scm
+++ b/guix/lint.scm
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ (define (check-end-of-sentence-space description)
                               (string-match "[A-Z]$" pre) ;; Initial found
                               (find (lambda (s)
                                       (string-suffix-ci? s pre))
-                                    '("i.e" "e.g" "a.k.a" "resp")))
+                                    '("i.e" "e.g" "a.k.a" "resp" "cf" "al")))
                              r
                              (cons (match:start m) r))))))))
       (if (null? infractions)
diff --git a/tests/lint.scm b/tests/lint.scm
index 09be160f5d..3e9dbd29db 100644
--- a/tests/lint.scm
+++ b/tests/lint.scm
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ (define (warning-contains? str warnings)
   '()
   (let ((pkg (dummy-package "x"
                             (description
-                             "E.g. Foo, i.e. Bar resp. Baz (a.k.a. DVD).  Name O. Person"))))
+                             "O. Person e.g. Foo, i.e. Bar resp. Baz (a.k.a. DVD).  Name et al. cf. some paper."))))
     (check-description-style pkg)))
 
 (test-equal "description: may not contain trademark signs: ™"