diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 0f0dd668bc..6a7e21ef10 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ declare const execa: {
 	/**
 	Execute a Node.js script as a child process.
 
-	Same as `execa('node', [file, ...arguments], options)` except (like [`child_process#fork()`](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process_fork_modulepath_args_options)):
+	Same as `execa('node', [scriptPath, ...arguments], options)` except (like [`child_process#fork()`](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process_fork_modulepath_args_options)):
 		- the current Node version and options are used. This can be overridden using the `nodePath` and `nodeArguments` options.
 		- the `shell` option cannot be used
 		- an extra channel [`ipc`](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_options_stdio) is passed to [`stdio`](#stdio)
@@ -451,12 +451,12 @@ declare const execa: {
 		options?: execa.NodeOptions
 	): execa.ExecaChildProcess;
 	node(
-		file: string,
+		scriptPath: string,
 		arguments?: readonly string[],
 		options?: execa.Options<null>
 	): execa.ExecaChildProcess<Buffer>;
-	node(file: string, options?: execa.Options): execa.ExecaChildProcess;
-	node(file: string, options?: execa.Options<null>): execa.ExecaChildProcess<Buffer>;
+	node(scriptPath: string, options?: execa.Options): execa.ExecaChildProcess;
+	node(scriptPath: string, options?: execa.Options<null>): execa.ExecaChildProcess<Buffer>;
 };
 
 export = execa;
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 92fb5d318a..100cd3666a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Returns or throws a [`childProcessResult`](#childProcessResult).
 
 Execute a Node.js script as a child process.
 
-Same as `execa('node', [file, ...arguments], options)` except (like [`child_process#fork()`](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process_fork_modulepath_args_options)):
+Same as `execa('node', [scriptPath, ...arguments], options)` except (like [`child_process#fork()`](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_child_process_fork_modulepath_args_options)):
   - the current Node version and options are used. This can be overridden using the [`nodePath`](#nodepath-for-node-only) and [`nodeArguments`](#nodearguments-for-node-only) options.
   - the [`shell`](#shell) option cannot be used
   - an extra channel [`ipc`](https://nodejs.org/api/child_process.html#child_process_options_stdio) is passed to [`stdio`](#stdio)