diff --git a/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go b/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go
index 9125c04a1..917d05fcd 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscaled/tailscaled.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 func main() {
 	fake := getopt.BoolLong("fake", 0, "fake tunnel+routing instead of tuntap")
 	debug := getopt.StringLong("debug", 0, "", "Address of debug server")
-	tunname := getopt.StringLong("tun", 0, "ts0", "tunnel interface name")
+	tunname := getopt.StringLong("tun", 0, "tailscale0", "tunnel interface name")
 	listenport := getopt.Uint16Long("port", 'p', magicsock.DefaultPort, "WireGuard port (0=autoselect)")
 	statepath := getopt.StringLong("state", 0, "", "Path of state file")
 	socketpath := getopt.StringLong("socket", 's', "/run/tailscale/tailscaled.sock", "Path of the service unix socket")