diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index dc1f16dc3c3da2..94cfa0f90ac81c 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ 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 be used,
+When using TypeScript, the `--input-type=type` flag should always be used,
 to reduce the overhead of multiple syntax detections.
 
 The REPL does not support this option. Usage of `--input-type=module` with