diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index fa64ae7e53d79c..dc51e042f12168 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ function rmdir(path, options, callback) {
   path = pathModule.toNamespacedPath(getValidatedPath(path));
 
   if (options && options.recursive) {
-    options = validateRmOptions(
+    validateRmOptions(
       path,
       { ...options, force: true },
       true,