diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 07290ab12b1a3a..46a8270c038d72 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ access(file, constants.W_OK, (err) => {
 });
 
 // Check if the file exists in the current directory, and if it is writable.
-access(file, constants.F_OK | fs.constants.W_OK, (err) => {
+access(file, constants.F_OK | constants.W_OK, (err) => {
   if (err) {
     console.error(
       `${file} ${err.code === 'ENOENT' ? 'does not exist' : 'is read-only'}`);