diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
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--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ effort to report stack traces relative to the original source file.
 Overriding `Error.prepareStackTrace` prevents `--enable-source-maps` from
 modifying the stack trace.
 
+Note, enabling source maps can introduce latency to your application
+when `Error.stack` is accessed. If you access `Error.stack` frequently
+in your application, take into account the performance implications
+of `--enable-source-maps`.
+
 ### `--experimental-global-customevent`
 
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