1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index d5c7ea70d8..1b3df1119f 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1342,10 +1342,10 @@ function watch(filename, options, listener) {
   if (!watchers)
     watchers = require('internal/fs/watchers');
   const watcher = new watchers.FSWatcher();
-  watcher.start(filename,
-                options.persistent,
-                options.recursive,
-                options.encoding);
+  watcher[watchers.kFSWatchStart](filename,
+                                  options.persistent,
+                                  options.recursive,
+                                  options.encoding);
 
   if (listener) {
     watcher.addListener('change', listener);