diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md
index 5c5a46e85c1148..841b93540a246d 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.md
+++ b/doc/api/process.md
@@ -1735,7 +1735,8 @@ added:
 
 * {integer}
 
-The `process.ppid` property returns the PID of the current parent process.
+The `process.ppid` property returns the PID of the parent of the
+current process.
 
 ```js
 console.log(`The parent process is pid ${process.ppid}`);