diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-zero-byte-liar.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-zero-byte-liar.js
index c30ff9a1dd75e0..532459305c5d91 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-zero-byte-liar.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-zero-byte-liar.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fs.fstat = function(fd, cb) {
 };
 
 fs.fstatSync = function(fd) {
-  var st = fs._fstatSync;
+  var st = fs._fstatSync(fd);
   st.size = 0;
   return st;
 };