diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index dfe49afa497781..2cfc94963c0ae6 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -3256,7 +3256,7 @@ changes:
     `crypto.constants`, which may be: `crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING` or
     `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`.
   * `encoding` {string} The string encoding to use when `buffer`, `key`,
-    or 'passphrase` are strings.
+    or `passphrase` are strings.
 * `buffer` {string|ArrayBuffer|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView}
 * Returns: {Buffer} A new `Buffer` with the encrypted content.
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@@ -3292,7 +3292,7 @@ changes:
     `crypto.constants`, which may be: `crypto.constants.RSA_NO_PADDING` or
     `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`.
   * `encoding` {string} The string encoding to use when `buffer`, `key`,
-    or 'passphrase` are strings.
+    or `passphrase` are strings.
 * `buffer` {string|ArrayBuffer|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView}
 * Returns: {Buffer} A new `Buffer` with the decrypted content.
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@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ changes:
     `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PADDING`, or
     `crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_OAEP_PADDING`.
   * `encoding` {string} The string encoding to use when `buffer`, `key`,
-    `oaepLabel`, or 'passphrase` are strings.
+    `oaepLabel`, or `passphrase` are strings.
 * `buffer` {string|ArrayBuffer|Buffer|TypedArray|DataView}
 * Returns: {Buffer} A new `Buffer` with the encrypted content.
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diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 1d6b811c655fd5..1e14d3c6c29729 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ user programs.
     be written. The `chunk` will be a string if the `Writable` was created with
     the `decodeStrings` option set to `false` and a string was passed to `write()`.
   * `encoding` {string} The character encoding of the `chunk`. If `chunk` is
-    a `Buffer`, the `encoding` will be `'buffer`.
+    a `Buffer`, the `encoding` will be `'buffer'`.
 * `callback` {Function} A callback function (optionally with an error
   argument) to be invoked when processing is complete for the supplied chunks.