diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index ed9711cd063..fbfcadedab1 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ const ciphertext = cipher.update(plaintext, 'utf8');
 cipher.final();
 const tag = cipher.getAuthTag();
 
-// Now transmit { ciphertext, tag }.
+// Now transmit { ciphertext, nonce, tag }.
 
 const decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv('aes-192-ccm', key, nonce, {
   authTagLength: 16