diff --git a/doc/api/tls.md b/doc/api/tls.md
index d7befe4d01edbf..a91012b2521bab 100644
--- a/doc/api/tls.md
+++ b/doc/api/tls.md
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ added: v0.3.2
 The `server.close()` method stops the server from accepting new connections.
 
 This function operates asynchronously. The `'close'` event will be emitted
-when the the server is finally closed.
+when the server has no more open connections.
 
 ### server.connections
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