diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index 619e7c54f7e4be..842c5266c6f677 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ const getValidatedPath = hideStackFrames((fileURLOrPath, propName = 'path') => {
 
 const getValidatedFd = hideStackFrames((fd, propName = 'fd') => {
   if (ObjectIs(fd, -0)) {
-    fd = 0;
+    return 0;
   }
 
   validateInt32(fd, propName, 0);