diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 97574d7c484330..696fe4fc4e7907 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ If `object` is not a [`KeyObject`][], this function behaves as if
 object, the following additional properties can be passed:
 
 * `dsaEncoding` {string} For DSA and ECDSA, this option specifies the
-  format of the generated signature. It can be one of the following:
+  format of the signature. It can be one of the following:
   * `'der'` (default): DER-encoded ASN.1 signature structure encoding `(r, s)`.
   * `'ieee-p1363'`: Signature format `r || s` as proposed in IEEE-P1363.
 * `padding` {integer} Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following:
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ passed to [`crypto.createPublicKey()`][]. If it is an object, the following
 additional properties can be passed:
 
 * `dsaEncoding` {string} For DSA and ECDSA, this option specifies the
-  format of the generated signature. It can be one of the following:
+  format of the signature. It can be one of the following:
   * `'der'` (default): DER-encoded ASN.1 signature structure encoding `(r, s)`.
   * `'ieee-p1363'`: Signature format `r || s` as proposed in IEEE-P1363.
 * `padding` {integer} Optional padding value for RSA, one of the following: