diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 8080c6ac756191..f92bdbd5d09691 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ function fchown(fd, uid, gid, callback) {
 
   const req = new FSReqCallback();
   req.oncomplete = callback;
-  binding.fchown(getValidatedFd(fd), uid, gid, req);
+  binding.fchown(fd, uid, gid, req);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ function fchownSync(fd, uid, gid) {
   validateInteger(uid, 'uid', -1, kMaxUserId);
   validateInteger(gid, 'gid', -1, kMaxUserId);
 
-  binding.fchown(getValidatedFd(fd), uid, gid);
+  binding.fchown(fd, uid, gid);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 4236debfc70ede..178c9fc84a095b 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -2695,8 +2695,10 @@ static void FChown(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   const int argc = args.Length();
   CHECK_GE(argc, 3);
 
-  CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
-  const int fd = args[0].As<Int32>()->Value();
+  int fd;
+  if (!GetValidatedFd(env, args[0]).To(&fd)) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   CHECK(IsSafeJsInt(args[1]));
   const uv_uid_t uid = static_cast<uv_uid_t>(args[1].As<Integer>()->Value());