diff --git a/benchmark/fs/bench-renameSync.js b/benchmark/fs/bench-renameSync.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9f9f5e4e84cda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/fs/bench-renameSync.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const tmpdir = require('../../test/common/tmpdir');
+
+const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
+  type: ['invalid', 'valid'],
+  n: [2e3],
+});
+
+function main({ n, type }) {
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'invalid': {
+      let hasError = false;
+      bench.start();
+      for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        try {
+          fs.renameSync(tmpdir.resolve(`.non-existing-file-${i}`), tmpdir.resolve(`.new-file-${i}`));
+        } catch {
+          hasError = true;
+        }
+      }
+      bench.end(n);
+      assert(hasError);
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'valid': {
+      tmpdir.refresh();
+      for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        fs.writeFileSync(tmpdir.resolve(`.existing-file-${i}`), 'bench', 'utf8');
+      }
+
+      bench.start();
+      for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        fs.renameSync(
+          tmpdir.resolve(`.existing-file-${i}`),
+          tmpdir.resolve(`.new-existing-file-${i}`),
+        );
+      }
+
+      bench.end(n);
+      break;
+    }
+    default:
+      throw new Error('Invalid type');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 2d5170cd2f44b0..ae1b831775d707 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1034,10 +1034,10 @@ function rename(oldPath, newPath, callback) {
 function renameSync(oldPath, newPath) {
   oldPath = getValidatedPath(oldPath, 'oldPath');
   newPath = getValidatedPath(newPath, 'newPath');
-  const ctx = { path: oldPath, dest: newPath };
-  binding.rename(pathModule.toNamespacedPath(oldPath),
-                 pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath), undefined, ctx);
-  handleErrorFromBinding(ctx);
+  binding.rename(
+    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(oldPath),
+    pathModule.toNamespacedPath(newPath),
+  );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index afaa028784e710..1c24f1614b46f2 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ static void Rename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Isolate* isolate = env->isolate();
 
   const int argc = args.Length();
-  CHECK_GE(argc, 3);
+  CHECK_GE(argc, 2);
 
   BufferValue old_path(isolate, args[0]);
   CHECK_NOT_NULL(*old_path);
@@ -1449,8 +1449,8 @@ static void Rename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite,
       new_path.ToStringView());
 
-  FSReqBase* req_wrap_async = GetReqWrap(args, 2);
-  if (req_wrap_async != nullptr) {
+  if (argc > 2) {  // rename(old_path, new_path, req)
+    FSReqBase* req_wrap_async = GetReqWrap(args, 2);
     FS_ASYNC_TRACE_BEGIN2(UV_FS_RENAME,
                           req_wrap_async,
                           "old_path",
@@ -1460,12 +1460,11 @@ static void Rename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     AsyncDestCall(env, req_wrap_async, args, "rename", *new_path,
                   new_path.length(), UTF8, AfterNoArgs, uv_fs_rename,
                   *old_path, *new_path);
-  } else {
-    CHECK_EQ(argc, 4);
-    FSReqWrapSync req_wrap_sync;
+  } else {  // rename(old_path, new_path)
+    FSReqWrapSync req_wrap_sync("rename", *old_path, *new_path);
     FS_SYNC_TRACE_BEGIN(rename);
-    SyncCall(env, args[3], &req_wrap_sync, "rename", uv_fs_rename,
-             *old_path, *new_path);
+    SyncCallAndThrowOnError(
+        env, &req_wrap_sync, uv_fs_rename, *old_path, *new_path);
     FS_SYNC_TRACE_END(rename);
   }
 }
diff --git a/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts b/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
index c4dd973293ab22..bdab2e80be7f26 100644
--- a/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
+++ b/typings/internalBinding/fs.d.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ declare namespace InternalFSBinding {
   function rename(oldPath: string, newPath: string, req: FSReqCallback): void;
   function rename(oldPath: string, newPath: string, req: undefined, ctx: FSSyncContext): void;
   function rename(oldPath: string, newPath: string, usePromises: typeof kUsePromises): Promise<void>;
+  function rename(oldPath: string, newPath: string): void;
 
   function rmdir(path: string, req: FSReqCallback): void;
   function rmdir(path: string, req: undefined, ctx: FSSyncContext): void;