diff --git a/doc/api/tls.md b/doc/api/tls.md
index d4c795bb3da4e1..3edb604071e787 100644
--- a/doc/api/tls.md
+++ b/doc/api/tls.md
@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@ certificate.
    It is returned as a `:` separated hexadecimal string. Example:
    `'2A:7A:C2:DD:...'`.
 * `ext_key_usage` {Array} (Optional) The extended key usage, a set of OIDs.
-* `subjectaltname` {Array} (Optional) An array of names for the subject, an
-   alternative to the `subject` names.
+* `subjectaltname` {string} (Optional) A string containing concatenated names
+ for the subject, an alternative to the `subject` names.
 * `infoAccess` {Array} (Optional) An array describing the AuthorityInfoAccess,
    used with OCSP.
 * `issuerCertificate` {Object} (Optional) The issuer certificate object. For