diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index d13fb1709ba..b51b858cc68 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = {
     {
       files: [
         'doc/api/esm.md',
+        'doc/api/modules.md',
         '*.mjs',
         'test/es-module/test-esm-example-loader.js',
       ],
diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 66e0b9f32dd..9b66eeeeee5 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -918,11 +918,11 @@ added:
 * Returns: {[`require`][]} Require function
 
 ```js
-const { createRequire } = require('module');
-const requireUtil = createRequire(require.resolve('../src/utils/'));
+import { createRequire } from 'module';
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
-// Require `../src/utils/some-tool`
-requireUtil('./some-tool');
+// sibling-module.js is a CommonJS module.
+const siblingModule = require('./sibling-module');
 ```
 
 ### module.createRequireFromPath(filename)