diff --git a/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js b/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js
index fcdd13bd4..62a12cddd 100644
--- a/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js
+++ b/lib/lifecycles/changelog.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function outputChangelog(args, newVersion) {
 
 function createIfMissing(args) {
   try {
-    fs.accessSync(args.infile, fs.F_OK);
+    fs.accessSync(args.infile, fs.constants.F_OK);
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
       checkpoint(args, 'created %s', [args.infile]);