diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index 58fd6484abe43e..d22fb3eac2bc0b 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ assert.notDeepEqual(obj1, obj3);
 // AssertionError: { a: { b: 1 } } notDeepEqual { a: { b: 1 } }
 
 assert.notDeepEqual(obj1, obj4);
-// OK, obj1 and obj2 are not deeply equal
+// OK, obj1 and obj4 are not deeply equal
 ```
 
 If the values are deeply equal, an `AssertionError` is thrown with a `message`