diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 28a13fb36dc4b9..3e44610a35fc88 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -914,9 +914,11 @@ added: v10.12.0
   function.
 * Returns: {[`require`][]} Require function
 
+Create a custom require function that will resolve modules relative to the filename path.
+
 ```js
 const { createRequireFromPath } = require('module');
-const requireUtil = createRequireFromPath('../src/utils');
+const requireUtil = createRequireFromPath('../src/utils'); // can also be a file
 
 // require `../src/utils/some-tool`
 requireUtil('./some-tool');