diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 5064d1a7b267b4..238e39d500cc95 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ 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