diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index f340d5f912178f..efbb4652a34ea2 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ By default, pipes for `stdin`, `stdout`, and `stderr` are established between
 the parent Node.js process and the spawned subprocess. These pipes have
 limited (and platform-specific) capacity. If the subprocess writes to
 stdout in excess of that limit without the output being captured, the
-subprocess blocks waiting for the pipe buffer to accept more data. This is
+subprocess blocks, waiting for the pipe buffer to accept more data. This is
 identical to the behavior of pipes in the shell. Use the `{ stdio: 'ignore' }`
 option if the output will not be consumed.