diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 8a9c13d181c0d8..d27a26cac025f7 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ event is emitted on the server object, and (by default) the socket is destroyed.
 See [`server.timeout`][] for more information on how timeout behavior can be
 customized.
 
-### `server.listen([Port,] [host,] [callback])`
+### `server.listen(Port [,host] [,callback])`
 
 * `Port` {Number}
 * `Host` {String}