diff --git a/doc/api/n-api.md b/doc/api/n-api.md
index 430867f4629c1c..5276ee2e54377f 100644
--- a/doc/api/n-api.md
+++ b/doc/api/n-api.md
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ NAPI_EXTERN napi_status napi_is_error(napi_env env,
                                       bool* result);
 ```
 - `[in] env`: The environment that the API is invoked under.
-- `[in] msg`: The `napi_value` to be checked.
+- `[in] value`: The `napi_value` to be checked.
 - `[out] result`: Boolean value that is set to true if `napi_value` represents
 an error, false otherwise.