diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 66f8684eb1f5db..e82ae7ad70b269 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -2853,7 +2853,8 @@ added: REPLACEME
     `disableEntropyCache` to `true`. **Defaults**: `false`.
 * Returns: {string}
 
-Generates a random [RFC 4122][] Version 4 UUID.
+Generates a random [RFC 4122][] Version 4 UUID. The UUID is generated using a
+cryptographic pseudorandom number generator.
 
 ### `crypto.scrypt(password, salt, keylen[, options], callback)`
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