diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 0e03658cea1af2..c51f51d206ef92 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ module. String input is input via `--eval`, `--print`, or `STDIN`.
 
 Valid values are `"commonjs"` and `"module"`. The default is `"commonjs"`.
 
+The REPL does not support this option.
+
 ### `--inspect-brk[=[host:]port]`
 
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