diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index 2d9be90381f405..e5a368a00072f9 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ added: v0.11.3
 
 * {integer} **Default:** `8192`
 
-This is the number of bytes used to determine the size of pre-allocated, internal
-`Buffer` instances used for pooling. This value may be modified.
+This is the size (in bytes) of pre-allocated internal `Buffer` instances used
+for pooling. This value may be modified.
 
 ### buf[index]
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