diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
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--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ added: v0.1.94
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 Returns any remaining deciphered contents. If `output_encoding`
-parameter is one of `'latin1'`, `'base64'` or `'hex'`, a string is returned.
+parameter is one of `'latin1'`, `'ascii'` or `'utf8'`, a string is returned.
 If an `output_encoding` is not provided, a [`Buffer`][] is returned.
 
 Once the `decipher.final()` method has been called, the `Decipher` object can