diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index aac1c577815317..04b3d049281847 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ const buffer = readFileSync(new URL('./data.proto', import.meta.url));
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
 
+This feature is only available with the `--experimental-import-meta-resolve`
+command flag enabled.
+
 * `specifier` {string} The module specifier to resolve relative to `parent`.
 * `parent` {string|URL} The absolute parent module URL to resolve from. If none
   is specified, the value of `import.meta.url` is used as the default.