diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index cb69d8d1c38d77..25344190986bf5 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ The file is created if it does not exist.
 * `'ax+'` - Like `'a+'` but fails if `path` exists.
 
 `mode` sets the file mode (permission and sticky bits), but only if the file was
-created. It defaults to `0o666`, readable and writable.
+created. It defaults to `0o666` (readable and writable).
 
 The callback gets two arguments `(err, fd)`.