diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
index 9f14316fe3f71d..635efaa459d76f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/resolve.js
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ function throwImportNotDefined(specifier, packageJSONUrl, base) {
 }
 
 /**
- * @param {string} specifier
+ * @param {string} subpath
  * @param {URL} packageJSONUrl
  * @param {string | URL | undefined} base
  */