diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
index 9e05b1c9c97379..5bd1d23c096bfb 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ function throwImportNotDefined(specifier, packageJSONUrl, base) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {string} specifier
+ * @param {string} subpath
  * @param {URL} packageJSONUrl
  * @param {string | URL | undefined} base
  */