diff --git a/doc/api/http.markdown b/doc/api/http.markdown
index 00eb188c94aa27..888cfecca2e8a3 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/http.markdown
@@ -588,8 +588,8 @@ connections.
 This object is created internally by a HTTP server--not by the user. It is
 passed as the second parameter to the `'request'` event.
 
-The response implements the [Writable Stream][] interface. This is an
-[`EventEmitter`][] with the following events:
+The response implements, but does not inherit from, the [Writable Stream][]
+interface. This is an [`EventEmitter`][] with the following events:
 
 ### Event: 'close'