diff --git a/doc/api/https.md b/doc/api/https.md
index 99927cebbda96e..20f427d3b7dfd9 100644
--- a/doc/api/https.md
+++ b/doc/api/https.md
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ changes:
 
 * `url` {string | URL}
 * `options` {Object | string | URL} Accepts the same `options` as
-  [`https.request()`][], with the `method` always set to `GET`.
+  [`https.request()`][], with the method set to GET by default.
 * `callback` {Function}
 
 Like [`http.get()`][] but for HTTPS.