diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index a843c11b811841..3b8a6826cb1035 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -1377,8 +1377,8 @@ The default is `"commonjs"`.
 If `--experimental-strip-types` is enabled and `--input-type` is not provided,
 Node.js will first try to run the code as JavaScript,
 then it will try to run the code as TypeScript.
-When using TypeScript, the `--input-type=type` flag should always be used,
-to reduce the overhead of multiple syntax detections.
+To avoid the delay of multiple syntax detection passes, the `--input-type=type` flag can be used to specify
+how the `--eval` input should be interpreted.
 
 The REPL does not support this option. Usage of `--input-type=module` with
 [`--print`][] will throw an error, as `--print` does not support ES module