diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 5bb121800aa934..1169ec0854da1f 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ prevent unintentional breaks in the chain.
 Hooks are run in a separate thread, isolated from the main. That means it is a
 different [realm](https://tc39.es/ecma262/#realm). The hooks thread may be
 terminated by the main thread at any time, so do not depend on asynchronous
-operations to (like `console.log`) complete.
+operations (like `console.log`) to complete.
 
 #### `resolve(specifier, context, nextResolve)`