diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index f5b3dfa61a8064..f5366997b74265 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -76,6 +76,29 @@ module.exports = {
         'doc/api/packages.md/*.js',
       ],
       parserOptions: { sourceType: 'module' },
+      rules: { 'no-restricted-globals': [
+        'error',
+        {
+          name: '__filename',
+          message: 'Use import.meta.url instead',
+        },
+        {
+          name: '__dirname',
+          message: 'Not available in ESM',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'exports',
+          message: 'Not available in ESM',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'module',
+          message: 'Not available in ESM',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'require',
+          message: 'Use import instead',
+        },
+      ] },
     },
   ],
   rules: {
diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 571789d79ddf71..af029e36e39c3c 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ analysis process.
 
 For example, consider a CommonJS module written:
 
-```js
+```cjs
 // cjs.cjs
 exports.name = 'exported';
 ```
diff --git a/doc/api/packages.md b/doc/api/packages.md
index 35ed4d4f0246a7..c5dbfa60ecaf50 100644
--- a/doc/api/packages.md
+++ b/doc/api/packages.md
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ import { another } from 'a-package/m.mjs';
 Self-referencing is also available when using `require`, both in an ES module,
 and in a CommonJS one. For example, this code will also work:
 
-```js
+```cjs
 // ./a-module.js
 const { something } = require('a-package/foo'); // Loads from ./foo.js.
 ```
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ to be treated as ES modules, just as `"type": "commonjs"` would cause them
 to be treated as CommonJS.
 See [Enabling](#esm_enabling).
 
-```js
+```cjs
 // ./node_modules/pkg/index.cjs
 exports.name = 'value';
 ```
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ CommonJS and ES module instances of the package:
    CommonJS and ES module versions of the package. For example, if the CommonJS
    and ES module entry points are `index.cjs` and `index.mjs`, respectively:
 
-    ```js
+    ```cjs
     // ./node_modules/pkg/index.cjs
     const state = require('./state.cjs');
     module.exports.state = state;
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ The `"main"` field defines the script that is used when the [package directory
 is loaded via `require()`](modules.md#modules_folders_as_modules). Its value
 is a path.
 
-```js
+```cjs
 require('./path/to/directory'); // This resolves to ./path/to/directory/main.js.
 ```