diff --git a/doc/api/perf_hooks.md b/doc/api/perf_hooks.md
index 0fb87004234e29..b44fb592126850 100644
--- a/doc/api/perf_hooks.md
+++ b/doc/api/perf_hooks.md
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ The minimum recorded event loop delay.
 added: v11.10.0
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-* `percentile` {number} A percentile value between 1 and 100.
+* `percentile` {number} A percentile value in the range (0, 100].
 * Returns: {number}
 
 Returns the value at the given percentile.