diff --git a/doc/api/tls.md b/doc/api/tls.md
index 9476b6e2aaa9b0..96590d1850d4ba 100644
--- a/doc/api/tls.md
+++ b/doc/api/tls.md
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ certificate.
    alternative to the `subject` names.
 * `infoAccess` {Array} (Optional) An array describing the AuthorityInfoAccess,
    used with OCSP.
-* `issuerCert` {Object} (Optional) The issuer certificate object. For
+* `issuerCertificate` {Object} (Optional) The issuer certificate object. For
    self-signed certificates, this may be a circular reference.
 
 The certificate may contain information about the public key, depending on