diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index 933e9e8479..91a8f161ae 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ added: v0.1.90
 Uses the DNS protocol to resolve name server records (`NS` records) for the
 `hostname`. The `addresses` argument passed to the `callback` function will
 contain an array of name server records available for `hostname`
-(e.g., `['ns1.example.com', 'ns2.example.com']`).
+(e.g. `['ns1.example.com', 'ns2.example.com']`).
 
 ## dns.resolveSoa(hostname, callback)
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