diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md
index e524f3777af474..6d9e6f13f59967 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.md
+++ b/doc/api/process.md
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ process.on('SIGTERM', handle);
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 * `SIGUSR1` is reserved by Node.js to start the [debugger][]. It's possible to
-  install a listener but doing so will _not_ stop the debugger from starting.
+  install a listener but doing so might interfere with the debugger.
 * `SIGTERM` and `SIGINT` have default handlers on non-Windows platforms that
   reset the terminal mode before exiting with code `128 + signal number`. If one
   of these signals has a listener installed, its default behavior will be