diff --git a/doc/api/single-executable-applications.md b/doc/api/single-executable-applications.md
index 6f35f28d4b9d..3994c9b3ba37 100644
--- a/doc/api/single-executable-applications.md
+++ b/doc/api/single-executable-applications.md
@@ -325,12 +325,14 @@ implementation, not a technical impossibility. Consider bundling the
 application if startup performance matters and do not rely on module loading
 from the VFS in that case.
 
-#### Native addon limitations
-
-Native addons (`.node` files) cannot be loaded directly from the VFS because
-`process.dlopen()` requires files on the real file system. To use native
-addons in a SEA with VFS, write the asset to a temporary file first. See
-[Using native addons in the injected main script][] for an example.
+#### Native addons
+
+Native addons (`.node` files) bundled as assets can be loaded from the VFS
+with `require()` or `process.dlopen()`. The operating system's dynamic loader
+cannot open a virtual path, so the addon is loaded from a private,
+self-cleaning temporary image instead. See [module loader integration][] for
+details. Without `useVfs`, see
+[Using native addons in the injected main script][].
 
 ### Startup snapshot support