diff --git a/doc/api/tty.md b/doc/api/tty.md
index 193005c017dda7..f8bc4feec3e86d 100644
--- a/doc/api/tty.md
+++ b/doc/api/tty.md
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Note that `CTRL`+`C` will no longer cause a `SIGINT` when in this mode.
 added: v0.5.8
 -->
 
-The `tty.WriteStream` class is a subclass of `net.Socket` that represents the
-writable side of a TTY. In normal circumstances, [`process.stdout`][] and
+The `tty.WriteStream` class is a subclass of [`net.Socket`][] that represents
+the writable side of a TTY. In normal circumstances, [`process.stdout`][] and
 [`process.stderr`][] will be the only `tty.WriteStream` instances created for a
 Node.js process and there should be no reason to create additional instances.