diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 72846087466251..2f0ed06a15a97e 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ try {
   filehandle = await open('temp.txt', 'r+');
   await filehandle.truncate(4);
 } finally {
-  filehandle?.close();
+  await filehandle?.close();
 }
 ```