diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 1984b5642e..32ffed51c0 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ fs.appendFile('message.txt', 'data to append', 'utf8', callback);
 
 Any specified file descriptor has to have been opened for appending.
 
-_Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
+_Note: If a file descriptor is specified as the `file`, it will not be closed
+automatically._
 
 ## fs.appendFileSync(file, data[, options])
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@@ -1136,7 +1137,8 @@ fs.readFile('/etc/passwd', 'utf8', callback);
 
 Any specified file descriptor has to support reading.
 
-_Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
+_Note: If a file descriptor is specified as the `file`, it will not be closed
+automatically._
 
 ## fs.readFileSync(file[, options])
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@@ -1671,7 +1673,8 @@ Note that it is unsafe to use `fs.writeFile` multiple times on the same file
 without waiting for the callback. For this scenario,
 `fs.createWriteStream` is strongly recommended.
 
-_Note: Specified file descriptors will not be closed automatically._
+_Note: If a file descriptor is specified as the `file`, it will not be closed
+automatically._
 
 ## fs.writeFileSync(file, data[, options])
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