diff --git a/lib/internal/validators.js b/lib/internal/validators.js
index a971e6574621c5..7f53263d9e0b04 100644
--- a/lib/internal/validators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/validators.js
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function validateBoolean(value, name) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {?object} options
+ * @param {object} [options]
  * @param {string} key
  * @param {boolean} defaultValue
  * @returns {boolean}