diff --git a/doc/api/globals.md b/doc/api/globals.md
index da86cada230092..e92dd5fc47d732 100644
--- a/doc/api/globals.md
+++ b/doc/api/globals.md
@@ -89,11 +89,15 @@ ac.abort();
 ```
 
 The `AbortController` with which the `AbortSignal` is associated will only
-ever trigger the `'abort'` event once. Any event listeners attached to the
-`AbortSignal` *should* use the `{ once: true }` option (or, if using the
-`EventEmitter` APIs to attach a listener, use the `once()` method) to ensure
-that the event listener is removed as soon as the `'abort'` event is handled.
-Failure to do so may result in memory leaks.
+ever trigger the `'abort'` event once. We recommended that code check
+that the `abortSignal.aborted` attribute is `false` before adding an `'abort'`
+event listener.
+
+Any event listeners attached to the `AbortSignal` should use the
+`{ once: true }` option (or, if using the `EventEmitter` APIs to attach a
+listener, use the `once()` method) to ensure that the event listener is
+removed as soon as the `'abort'` event is handled. Failure to do so may
+result in memory leaks.
 
 #### `abortSignal.aborted`
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