diff --git a/doc/api/fs.markdown b/doc/api/fs.markdown
index 3e06eabded01dd..a123d73e2a7efc 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/fs.markdown
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ Here is an example below:
 fs.symlink('./foo', './new-port');
 ```
 
-It would create a symlic link named with "new-port" that points to "foo".
+It would create a symbolic link named "new-port" that points to "foo".
 
 ## fs.symlinkSync(target, path[, type])