diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
index 785d0b082cc1a2..65e4fdb63c7ecb 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/promises.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class FileHandle {
   }
 
   appendFile(data, options) {
-    return appendFile(this, data, options);
+    return writeFile(this, data, options);
   }
 
   chmod(mode) {