diff --git a/doc/api/n-api.md b/doc/api/n-api.md
index c94d6f6bb5851e..35ad1e71a3e1ff 100644
--- a/doc/api/n-api.md
+++ b/doc/api/n-api.md
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ For example v18.15.0 supports only Node-API version 8. ABI stability was
 achieved because 8 was a strict superset of all previous versions.
 
 As of version 9, while Node-API versions continue to be versioned
-independently an add-on that ran with Node-API version 9 may need
+independently, an add-on that ran with Node-API version 9 may need
 code updates to run with Node-API version 10. ABI stability
 is maintained, however, because Node.js versions that support
 Node-API versions higher than 8 will support all versions