diff --git a/doc/api/debugger.md b/doc/api/debugger.md
index e43cfa8a163cf2..2821cd605c568e 100644
--- a/doc/api/debugger.md
+++ b/doc/api/debugger.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Break on start in myscript.js:1
 debug>
 ```
 
-Node.js's debugger client is not a full-featured debugger, but simple step and
+The Node.js debugger client is not a full-featured debugger, but simple step and
 inspection are possible.
 
 Inserting the statement `debugger;` into the source code of a script will