diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
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@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ added: v12.0.0
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 Enables a signal handler that causes the Node.js process to write a heap dump
-when the specified signal is received.
+when the specified signal is received. `signal` must be a valid signal name.
+Disabled by default.
 
 ```console
 $ node --heapsnapshot-signal=SIGUSR2 index.js &
@@ -300,9 +301,6 @@ added: v12.4.0
 
 Specify the file name of the heap profile generated by `--heap-prof`.
 
-Generates a heap snapshot each time the process receives the specified signal.
-`signal` must be a valid signal name. Disabled by default.
-
 ### `--icu-data-dir=file`
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