diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 4c1680191ae563..921decd751cba8 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ 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.');
 }
 ```