diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
index 966025d1a2965a..4720dbb8dabf5f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const {
 let defaultResolve, defaultLoad, defaultLoadSync, importMetaInitializer;
 
 /**
- * Generate a resolve cache (to store the final result of a resolve-chain for a particular module).
+ * Lazy loads the module_map module and returns a new instance of ResolveCache.
  * @returns {import('./module_map.js').ResolveCache')}
  */
 function newResolveCache() {