diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index fc8dfdb80d660d..dd8678d649e4cb 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -1057,12 +1057,13 @@ Modules preloaded with `--require` will run before modules preloaded with `--imp
 added: v12.0.0
 -->
 
-This configures Node.js to interpret string input as CommonJS or as an ES
-module. String input is input via `--eval`, `--print`, or `STDIN`.
+This configures Node.js to interpret `--eval` or `STDIN` input as CommonJS or
+as an ES module. Valid values are `"commonjs"` or `"module"`. The default is
+`"commonjs"` unless [`--experimental-default-type=module`][] is used.
 
-Valid values are `"commonjs"` and `"module"`. The default is `"commonjs"`.
-
-The REPL does not support this option.
+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
+syntax.
 
 ### `--insecure-http-parser`
 
@@ -2841,6 +2842,7 @@ done
 [`--import`]: #--importmodule
 [`--openssl-config`]: #--openssl-configfile
 [`--preserve-symlinks`]: #--preserve-symlinks
+[`--print`]: #-p---print-script
 [`--redirect-warnings`]: #--redirect-warningsfile
 [`--require`]: #-r---require-module
 [`Atomics.wait()`]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Atomics/wait