diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index eb3cb58ed5dc3f..8c4ecc4ec44d66 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ EnvironmentOptionsParser::EnvironmentOptionsParser() {
             &EnvironmentOptions::userland_loader,
             kAllowedInEnvironment);
   AddAlias("--loader", "--experimental-loader");
-  AddAlias("--experimental-modules", { "--experimental-conditional-exports" });
+  AddAlias("--experimental-modules", "--experimental-conditional-exports");
   AddOption("--experimental-conditional-exports",
             "experimental support for conditional exports targets",
             &EnvironmentOptions::experimental_conditional_exports,