diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
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@@ -2308,8 +2308,9 @@ console.log(aliceSecret === bobSecret);
 added: v10.0.0
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-* Returns: {boolean} `true` if and only if a FIPS compliant crypto provider is
-  currently in use.
+* Returns: {number} `1` if and only if a FIPS compliant crypto provider is
+  currently in use, `0` otherwise. A future semver-major release may change
+  the return type of this API to a {boolean}.
 
 ### `crypto.getHashes()`
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