diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index d22a8605631b9b..de633a1ecbb28f 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ $ node --completion-bash > node_bash_completion
 $ source node_bash_completion
 ```
 
-### `-C=condition`, `--conditions=condition`
+### `-C condition`, `--conditions=condition`
 
 <!-- YAML
 added:
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ The default Node.js conditions of `"node"`, `"default"`, `"import"`, and
 For example, to run a module with "development" resolutions:
 
 ```console
-$ node -C=development app.js
+$ node -C development app.js
 ```
 
 ### `--cpu-prof`