diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index 00db67b7830861..72695205d6ccf1 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -1243,6 +1243,13 @@ possible exception are given to the completion callback.
 
 See also: chmod(2).
 
+```js
+fs.chmod('my_file.txt', 775, (err) => {
+  if (err) throw err;
+  console.log('The permissions for file "my_file.txt" have been changed!');
+});
+```
+
 ### File modes
 
 The `mode` argument used in both the `fs.chmod()` and `fs.chmodSync()`
@@ -1293,13 +1300,6 @@ Caveats: on Windows only the write permission can be changed, and the
 distinction among the permissions of group, owner or others is not
 implemented.
 
-```js
-fs.chmod('my_file.txt', 775, (err) => {
-  if (err) throw err;
-  console.log('The permissions for file "my_file.txt" have been changed!');
-});
-```
-
 ## fs.chmodSync(path, mode)
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