diff --git a/doc/api/deprecations.md b/doc/api/deprecations.md
index 5a0e1a898c70c1..5a7a45a88dd26a 100644
--- a/doc/api/deprecations.md
+++ b/doc/api/deprecations.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Type: Runtime
 explicitly via error event handlers set on the domain instead.
 
 <a id="DEP0013"></a>
-### DEP0013: fs async function without callback
+### DEP0013: fs asynchronous function without callback
 
 Type: Runtime