diff --git a/docs/src/fs.rst b/docs/src/fs.rst
index cc8f5525..27d92d0b 100644
--- a/docs/src/fs.rst
+++ b/docs/src/fs.rst
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ API
 
     Limited equivalent to ``sendfile(2)``.
 
-.. c:function:: int uv_fs_access(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req, const char* path, int flags, uv_fs_cb cb)
+.. c:function:: int uv_fs_access(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req, const char* path, int mode, uv_fs_cb cb)
 
     Equivalent to ``access(2)`` on Unix. Windows uses ``GetFileAttributesW()``.
 
diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 9afdc0b5..d17f977b 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_fs_sendfile(uv_loop_t* loop,
 UV_EXTERN int uv_fs_access(uv_loop_t* loop,
                            uv_fs_t* req,
                            const char* path,
-                           int flags,
+                           int mode,
                            uv_fs_cb cb);
 UV_EXTERN int uv_fs_chmod(uv_loop_t* loop,
                           uv_fs_t* req,