diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
index c47f3e3095d67a..4db1c8e162acd1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ async function write(handle, bufferOrOptions, offset, length, position) {
     } = bufferOrOptions);
   }
 
-  if (buffer?.byteLength === 0)
+  if (buffer.byteLength === 0)
     return { bytesWritten: 0, buffer };
 
   if (isArrayBufferView(buffer)) {