diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 3b84b374df0..cc0c7ae1ce4 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1174,8 +1174,8 @@ added: v0.0.2
 
 * {boolean}
 
-Boolean value that indicates whether the response has completed. Starts
-as `false`. After [`response.end()`][] executes, the value will be `true`.
+The `response.finished` property will be `true` if [`response.end()`][]
+has been called.
 
 ### response.getHeader(name)
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