diff --git a/doc/api/events.md b/doc/api/events.md
index 1a7d909e18c591..7ea6ebd03805c3 100644
--- a/doc/api/events.md
+++ b/doc/api/events.md
@@ -603,10 +603,10 @@ myEmitter.emit('event', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
 added: v6.0.0
 -->
 
-* Returns: {Array}
+* Returns: {string\[]|symbol\[]}
 
 Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered
-listeners. The values in the array are strings or `Symbol`s.
+listeners.
 
 ```mjs
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index 999ee4ec746d18..5bfe95c84ab198 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ function listenerCount(type, listener) {
 /**
  * Returns an array listing the events for which
  * the emitter has registered listeners.
- * @returns {any[]}
+ * @returns {(string | symbol)[]}
  */
 EventEmitter.prototype.eventNames = function eventNames() {
   return this._eventsCount > 0 ? ReflectOwnKeys(this._events) : [];