diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4a4be4b6..ee90b773 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.PluginOpts, "plugin-opts", "", "Set SIP003 plugin options. (e.g., \"server;tls;host=mydomain.me\")")
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.UDP, "udp", false, "(server-only) enable UDP support")
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.TCP, "tcp", true, "(server-only) enable TCP support")
-	flag.BoolVar(&config.TCPCork, "tcpcork", false, "(client-only) enable TCP_CORK (Linux) or TCP_NOPUSH (BSD) for the first few packets")
+	flag.BoolVar(&config.TCPCork, "tcpcork", false, "coalesce writing first few packets")
 	flag.DurationVar(&config.UDPTimeout, "udptimeout", 5*time.Minute, "UDP tunnel timeout")
 	flag.Parse()
 
diff --git a/tcp.go b/tcp.go
index 63ecedca..4919ecb0 100644
--- a/tcp.go
+++ b/tcp.go
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ func tcpRemote(addr string, shadow func(net.Conn) net.Conn) {
 
 		go func() {
 			defer c.Close()
+			if config.TCPCork {
+				c = timedCork(c, 10*time.Millisecond, 1280)
+			}
 			sc := shadow(c)
 
 			tgt, err := socks.ReadAddr(sc)