diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 5f5e5778955682..8e5915d5f9aef7 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Follows `require()`'s module resolution
 rules. `module` may be either a path to a file, or a node module name.
 
 
-### `--inspect[=host:port]`
+### `--inspect[=[host:]port]`
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@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ and profile Node.js instances. The tools attach to Node.js instances via a
 tcp port and communicate using the [Chrome Debugging Protocol][].
 
 
-### `--inspect-brk[=host:port]`
+### `--inspect-brk[=[host:]port]`
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diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index 0905b1f944bbd8..e4d46b792e775c 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ Preload the specified module at startup. Follows `require()`'s module resolution
 rules. \fImodule\fR may be either a path to a file, or a node module name.
 
 .TP
-.BR \-\-inspect \fI[=host:port]\fR
+.BR \-\-inspect \fI[=[host:]port]\fR
 Activate inspector on host:port. Default is 127.0.0.1:9229.
 
 V8 Inspector integration allows attaching Chrome DevTools and IDEs to Node.js
 instances for debugging and profiling. It uses the Chrome Debugging Protocol.
 
 .TP
-.BR \-\-inspect-brk \fI[=host:port]\fR
+.BR \-\-inspect-brk \fI[=[host:]port]\fR
 Activate inspector on host:port and break at start of user script.
 
 .TP
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index f1a3493bf1a252..2c937b298ef70c 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -3541,9 +3541,10 @@ static void PrintHelp() {
          "  -r, --require              module to preload (option can be "
          "repeated)\n"
 #if HAVE_INSPECTOR
-         "  --inspect[=host:port]      activate inspector on host:port\n"
+         "  --inspect[=[host:]port]    activate inspector on host:port\n"
          "                             (default: 127.0.0.1:9229)\n"
-         "  --inspect-brk[=host:port]  activate inspector on host:port\n"
+         "  --inspect-brk[=[host:]port]\n"
+         "                             activate inspector on host:port\n"
          "                             and break at start of user script\n"
 #endif
          "  --no-deprecation           silence deprecation warnings\n"