diff --git a/doc/.eslintrc.yaml b/doc/.eslintrc.yaml
index 52e5b7eef91d9c..5b7ea75de5ce4a 100644
--- a/doc/.eslintrc.yaml
+++ b/doc/.eslintrc.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ rules:
   # add new ECMAScript features gradually
   no-var: 2
   prefer-const: 2
+  prefer-rest-params: 2
diff --git a/doc/api/async_hooks.md b/doc/api/async_hooks.md
index 2cdc160cb99d3d..c2a55a97d33eca 100644
--- a/doc/api/async_hooks.md
+++ b/doc/api/async_hooks.md
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ not invoke AsyncHooks recursively because it is synchronous.
 const fs = require('fs');
 const util = require('util');
 
-function debug() {
+function debug(...args) {
   // use a function like this one when debugging inside an AsyncHooks callback
-  fs.writeSync(1, util.format.apply(null, arguments));
+  fs.writeSync(1, `${util.format(...args)}\n`);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/api/util.md b/doc/api/util.md
index ed0f2882e9f4f3..839bdadf76e1ec 100644
--- a/doc/api/util.md
+++ b/doc/api/util.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ added: v0.8.0
 The `util.deprecate()` method wraps the given `function` or class in such a way that
 it is marked as deprecated.
 
+<!-- eslint-disable prefer-rest-params -->
 ```js
 const util = require('util');