diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 0cabd57120e424..0a39adb2d85c1b 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ import { readdir } from 'fs/promises';
 
 try {
   const files = await readdir(path);
-  for await (const file of files)
+  for (const file of files)
     console.log(file);
 } catch (err) {
   console.error(err);