diff --git a/doc/api/async_hooks.md b/doc/api/async_hooks.md
index 37354ce3864701..17cdf61c39da6c 100644
--- a/doc/api/async_hooks.md
+++ b/doc/api/async_hooks.md
@@ -681,10 +681,10 @@ asyncResource.triggerAsyncId();
 * `options` {Object}
   * `triggerAsyncId` {number} The ID of the execution context that created this
   async event. **Default:** `executionAsyncId()`.
-  * `requireManualDestroy` {boolean} Disables automatic `emitDestroy` when the
-  object is garbage collected. This usually does not need to be set (even if
-  `emitDestroy` is called manually), unless the resource's `asyncId` is
-  retrieved and the sensitive API's `emitDestroy` is called with it.
+  * `requireManualDestroy` {boolean} If set to `true`, disables `emitDestroy`
+  when the object is garbage collected. This usually does not need to be set
+  (even if `emitDestroy` is called manually), unless the resource's `asyncId`
+  is retrieved and the sensitive API's `emitDestroy` is called with it.
   **Default:** `false`.
 
 Example usage: