diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index d1e521426f0bd3..9ff9d46b1bc75b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -906,17 +906,15 @@ const validatePrimitiveStringAfterArrayBufferView = hideStackFrames((buffer, nam
 
 const validatePosition = hideStackFrames((position, name) => {
   if (typeof position === 'number') {
-    validateInteger(position, 'position');
+    validateInteger(position, name);
   } else if (typeof position === 'bigint') {
     if (!(position >= -(2n ** 63n) && position <= 2n ** 63n - 1n)) {
-      throw new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE('position',
+      throw new ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(name,
                                  `>= ${-(2n ** 63n)} && <= ${2n ** 63n - 1n}`,
                                  position);
     }
   } else {
-    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('position',
-                                   ['integer', 'bigint'],
-                                   position);
+    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE(name, ['integer', 'bigint'], position);
   }
 });