diff --git a/doc/api/fs.markdown b/doc/api/fs.markdown
index 82ca5a8098..f7b09eead2 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/fs.markdown
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ Synchronous open(2).
 ### fs.utimes(path, atime, mtime, callback)
 ### fs.utimesSync(path, atime, mtime)
 
-Change file timestamps.
+Change file timestamps of the file referenced by the supplied path.
 
-### fs.futimes(path, atime, mtime, callback)
-### fs.futimesSync(path, atime, mtime)
+### fs.futimes(fd, atime, mtime, callback)
+### fs.futimesSync(fd, atime, mtime)
 
-Change file timestamps with the difference that if filename refers to a
-symbolic link, then the link is not dereferenced.
+Change the file timestamps of a file referenced by the supplied file
+descriptor.
 
 ### fs.fsync(fd, callback)