diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 662d60bfb378a5..318731f15fda44 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ Node.js callbacks. `fs.existsSync()` does not use a callback.
 
 ```js
 if (fs.existsSync('/etc/passwd')) {
-  console.log('The file exists.');
+  console.log('The path exists.');
 }
 ```