diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index 7c460fd558443a..5c7a9f16bb1239 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ As a result, these functions cannot have the same negative impact on other
 processing that happens on libuv's threadpool that [`dns.lookup()`][] can have.
 
 They do not use the same set of configuration files that [`dns.lookup()`][]
-uses. For instance, _they do not use the configuration from `/etc/hosts`_.
+uses. For instance, they do not use the configuration from `/etc/hosts`.
 
 [DNS error codes]: #error-codes
 [Domain Name System (DNS)]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System