diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 114a51c15dc5d6..33be761491a9b7 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ Reads data from the file and stores that in the given buffer.
 If the file is not modified concurrently, the end-of-file is reached when the
 number of bytes read is zero.
 
-#### `filehandle.readableWebStream(options)`
+#### `filehandle.readableWebStream([options])`
 
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diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
index 8f56baf77505f1..bc506b9be82fbc 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
@@ -282,17 +282,8 @@ class FileHandle extends EventEmitter {
         this[kHandle],
         undefined,
         { ondone: () => this[kUnref]() });
-
-      const {
-        readableStreamCancel,
-      } = require('internal/webstreams/readablestream');
-      this[kRef]();
-      this.once('close', () => {
-        readableStreamCancel(readable);
-      });
     } else {
       const {
-        readableStreamCancel,
         ReadableStream,
       } = require('internal/webstreams/readablestream');
 
@@ -319,14 +310,16 @@ class FileHandle extends EventEmitter {
           ondone();
         },
       });
-
-      this[kRef]();
-
-      this.once('close', () => {
-        readableStreamCancel(readable);
-      });
     }
 
+    const {
+      readableStreamCancel,
+    } = require('internal/webstreams/readablestream');
+    this[kRef]();
+    this.once('close', () => {
+      readableStreamCancel(readable);
+    });
+
     return readable;
   }