diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md
index ca5f13ed5615c5..3b9d0aeca29877 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.md
+++ b/doc/api/process.md
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ important ways:
    respectively.
 2. They cannot be closed ([`end()`][] will throw).
 3. They will never emit the [`'finish'`][] event.
-4. Writes may be synchronous depending on the what the stream is connected to
+4. Writes may be synchronous depending on what the stream is connected to
    and whether the system is Windows or POSIX:
    - Files: *synchronous* on Windows and POSIX
    - TTYs (Terminals): *asynchronous* on Windows, *synchronous* on POSIX