diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index dec67e11e9f3b6..1a11a2e02ede94 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ The numeric group identifier of the group that owns the file (POSIX).
 
 * {number|bigint}
 
-A numeric device identifier if the file is considered "special".
+A numeric device identifier if the file represents a device.
 
 ### `stats.size`