diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index bc5c0b833ae5aa..d5fd7c26995781 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ const obj3 = {
   a : {
     b : 1
   }
-}
+};
 const obj4 = Object.create(obj1);
 
 assert.notDeepEqual(obj1, obj1);