diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 09e1315e82bd73..1aab292755477e 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -5650,12 +5650,12 @@ console.log(receivedPlaintext);
 ```
 
 ```cjs
+const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
 const {
   createCipheriv,
   createDecipheriv,
   randomBytes,
 } = require('crypto');
-const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
 
 const key = 'keykeykeykeykeykeykeykey';
 const nonce = randomBytes(12);