diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/managed-nodegroup.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/managed-nodegroup.ts
index 859a94d9aee67..99b7d9ce8e0da 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/managed-nodegroup.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/managed-nodegroup.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export interface NodegroupOptions {
    */
   readonly maxSize?: number;
   /**
-   * The minimum number of worker nodes that the managed node group can scale in to. This number must be greater than zero.
+   * The minimum number of worker nodes that the managed node group can scale in to. This number must be greater than or equal to zero.
    *
    * @default 1
    */