diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 18df706fabc129..48a9523c42c297 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ This will build Node.js first (if necessary) and then use it to build the docs:
 $ make doc
 ```
 
-If you have an existing Node.js you can build just the docs with:
+If you have an existing Node.js build, you can build just the docs with:
 
 ```console
 $ NODE=/path/to/node make doc-only