diff --git a/doc/api/modules.markdown b/doc/api/modules.markdown
index ca8f02ce8dbe7a..d4684070a1e5c6 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/modules.markdown
@@ -357,8 +357,7 @@ loading.
 
 * {Module Object}
 
-The module that required this one.
-
+The module that first required this one.
 
 ### module.children