diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 078f485880c824..1f11f443a9e2ce 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ higher the number of iterations, the more secure the derived key will be,
 but will take a longer amount of time to complete.
 
 The `salt` should also be as unique as possible. It is recommended that the
-salts are random and their lengths are greater than 16 bytes. See
+salts are random and their lengths are at least 16 bytes. See
 [NIST SP 800-132][] for details.
 
 Example:
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ higher the number of iterations, the more secure the derived key will be,
 but will take a longer amount of time to complete.
 
 The `salt` should also be as unique as possible. It is recommended that the
-salts are random and their lengths are greater than 16 bytes. See
+salts are random and their lengths are at least 16 bytes. See
 [NIST SP 800-132][] for details.
 
 Example: