diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
index e88dd9697b1938..e67b14a418c884 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const {
 } = primordials;
 
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const {
   chmod,
   chmodSync,
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const {
   statSync,
   unlink,
   unlinkSync
-} = require('fs');
+} = fs;
 const { sep } = require('path');
 const { setTimeout } = require('timers');
 const { sleep } = require('internal/util');
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ function _rmdirSync(path, options, originalErr) {
 
       for (let i = 1; i <= tries; i++) {
         try {
-          return rmdirSync(path, options);
+          return fs.rmdirSync(path);
         } catch (err) {
           // Only sleep if this is not the last try, and the delay is greater
           // than zero, and an error was encountered that warrants a retry.
diff --git a/test/known_issues/known_issues.status b/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
index 01a82246c93fcb..e0f0a456089bf2 100644
--- a/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
+++ b/test/known_issues/known_issues.status
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 prefix known_issues
 
 # If a known issue does not apply to a platform, list the test name in the
@@ -27,5 +28,3 @@ test-vm-timeout-escape-queuemicrotask: SKIP
 # The Raspberry Pis are too slow to run this test.
 # See https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/2227#issuecomment-608334574
 test-crypto-authenticated-stream: SKIP
-# The bug being checked is that the test never exits.
-test-fs-open-no-close: TIMEOUT
diff --git a/test/known_issues/test-fs-open-no-close.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-open-no-close.js
similarity index 62%
rename from test/known_issues/test-fs-open-no-close.js
rename to test/parallel/test-fs-open-no-close.js
index ef990d1a67df83..5e432dd11d8084 100644
--- a/test/known_issues/test-fs-open-no-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-open-no-close.js
@@ -4,14 +4,7 @@
 // Failing to close a file should not keep the event loop open.
 
 const common = require('../common');
-
-// This issue only shows up on Raspberry Pi devices in our CI. When this test is
-// moved out of known_issues, this check can be removed, as the test should pass
-// on all platforms at that point.
 const assert = require('assert');
-if (process.arch !== 'arm' || process.config.variables.arm_version > 7) {
-  assert.fail('This test is for Raspberry Pi devices in CI');
-}
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
index 95607333d5540c..bbae993a008522 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-rmdir-recursive.js
@@ -211,3 +211,28 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
     message: /^The value of "options\.maxRetries" is out of range\./
   });
 }
+
+// It should not pass recursive option to rmdirSync, when called from
+// rimraf (see: #35566)
+{
+  // Make a non-empty directory:
+  const original = fs.rmdirSync;
+  const dir = `${nextDirPath()}/foo/bar`;
+  fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(`${dir}/foo.txt`, 'hello world', 'utf8');
+
+  // When called the second time from rimraf, the recursive option should
+  // not be set for rmdirSync:
+  let callCount = 0;
+  let rmdirSyncOptionsFromRimraf;
+  fs.rmdirSync = (path, options) => {
+    if (callCount > 0) {
+      rmdirSyncOptionsFromRimraf = { ...options };
+    }
+    callCount++;
+    return original(path, options);
+  };
+  fs.rmdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  fs.rmdirSync = original;
+  assert.strictEqual(rmdirSyncOptionsFromRimraf.recursive, undefined);
+}