diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
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@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 <!-- source_link=lib/http.js -->
 
-To use the HTTP server and client one must `require('node:http')`.
+This module, containing both a client and server, can be imported via
+`require('node:http')` (CommonJS) or `import * as http from 'node:http'` (ES module).
 
 The HTTP interfaces in Node.js are designed to support many features
 of the protocol which have been traditionally difficult to use.