diff --git a/lib/cli/entry.js b/lib/cli/entry.js
index db61dd74f56b0..fc196b8e234fc 100644
--- a/lib/cli/entry.js
+++ b/lib/cli/entry.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module.exports = async (process, validateEngines) => {
       log.error(
         'arg',
         'Argument starts with non-ascii dash, this is probably invalid:',
-        nonDashArgs.join(', ')
+        require('@npmcli/redact').redactLog(nonDashArgs.join(', '))
       )
     }