diff --git a/doc/api/modules.md b/doc/api/modules.md
index 4c91c27f52bc33..9587e2ef0d38e5 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.md
+++ b/doc/api/modules.md
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@ changes:
 Use the internal `require()` machinery to look up the location of a module,
 but rather than loading the module, just return the resolved filename.
 
+If the module can not be found, a `MODULE_NOT_FOUND` error is thrown.
+
 ##### `require.resolve.paths(request)`
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