diff --git a/doc/api/worker_threads.md b/doc/api/worker_threads.md
index 8daeee4e20ad509..af72b86120446a3 100644
--- a/doc/api/worker_threads.md
+++ b/doc/api/worker_threads.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ added: REPLACEME
 Within a worker thread, `worker.environmentData` is a {Map} containing a clone
 of data passed to the spawning thread's `worker.setEnvironmentData()` function.
 The `worker.environmentData` is similar to `worker.workerData` except that
-every new `Worker` receives it's own copy of `worker.environmentData`
+every new `Worker` receives its own copy of `worker.environmentData`
 automatically.
 
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