diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 254d7240a733b5..583f98c7a52699 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -1438,8 +1438,8 @@ console.log(VERSION);
 
 With this loader, running:
 
-```console
-node --experimental-loader ./https-loader.mjs ./main.js
+```bash
+node --experimental-loader ./https-loader.mjs ./main.mjs
 ```
 
 Will print the current version of CoffeeScript per the module at the URL in