diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
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@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ Use this flag to disable top-level await in REPL.
 added: v22.0.0
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-Use this flag to disable experimental [`WebSocket`][] support.
+Disable exposition of [`WebSocket`][] on the global scope.
 
 ### `--no-extra-info-on-fatal-exception`