diff --git a/doc/api/webstreams.md b/doc/api/webstreams.md
index a8a111caef6414..c53f0b880249a1 100644
--- a/doc/api/webstreams.md
+++ b/doc/api/webstreams.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ added: v16.5.0
 * `transform` {Object}
   * `readable` {ReadableStream} The `ReadableStream` to which
     `transform.writable` will push the potentially modified data
-    is receives from this `ReadableStream`.
+    it receives from this `ReadableStream`.
   * `writable` {WritableStream} The `WritableStream` to which this
     `ReadableStream`'s data will be written.
 * `options` {Object}