diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index a9abaf2695169e..b6e0004abff744 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1195,8 +1195,8 @@ fs.access(file, fs.constants.F_OK | fs.constants.W_OK, (err) => {
 });
 ```
 
-Using `fs.access()` to check for the accessibility of a file before calling
-`fs.open()`, `fs.readFile()` or `fs.writeFile()` is not recommended. Doing
+Do not use `fs.access()` to check for the accessibility of a file before calling
+`fs.open()`, `fs.readFile()` or `fs.writeFile()`. Doing
 so introduces a race condition, since other processes may change the file's
 state between the two calls. Instead, user code should open/read/write the
 file directly and handle the error raised if the file is not accessible.