diff --git a/types/node/fs.d.ts b/types/node/fs.d.ts
index e9875a9237..ae0651487f 100644
--- a/types/node/fs.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/fs.d.ts
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ declare module "fs" {
          * @param existingPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          * @param newPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          */
-        function link(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
+        function __promisify__(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/types/node/test/fs.ts b/types/node/test/fs.ts
index 31ed761450..c45164fc4f 100644
--- a/types/node/test/fs.ts
+++ b/types/node/test/fs.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ async function testPromisify() {
     const listDir: fs.Dirent[] = await rd('path', { withFileTypes: true });
     const listDir2: Buffer[] = await rd('path', { withFileTypes: false, encoding: 'buffer' });
     const listDir3: fs.Dirent[] = await rd('path', { encoding: 'utf8', withFileTypes: true });
+
+    const ln = util.promisify(fs.link);
+    // $ExpectType Promise<void>
+    ln("abc", "def");
 }
 
 {
diff --git a/types/node/v10/fs.d.ts b/types/node/v10/fs.d.ts
index a0e40b5f80..c55b5d2729 100644
--- a/types/node/v10/fs.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v10/fs.d.ts
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ declare module "fs" {
          * @param existingPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          * @param newPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          */
-        function link(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
+        function __promisify__(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/types/node/v11/fs.d.ts b/types/node/v11/fs.d.ts
index f964fcb6f2..2bc621ed09 100644
--- a/types/node/v11/fs.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v11/fs.d.ts
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ declare module "fs" {
          * @param existingPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          * @param newPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          */
-        function link(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
+        function __promisify__(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/types/node/v8/base.d.ts b/types/node/v8/base.d.ts
index 1886e6f1b9..25b4d35fea 100644
--- a/types/node/v8/base.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v8/base.d.ts
@@ -3473,7 +3473,7 @@ declare module "fs" {
          * @param existingPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          * @param newPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          */
-        export function link(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
+        export function __promisify__(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/types/node/v9/base.d.ts b/types/node/v9/base.d.ts
index cd6ff2c534..07e1159f54 100644
--- a/types/node/v9/base.d.ts
+++ b/types/node/v9/base.d.ts
@@ -3877,7 +3877,7 @@ declare module "fs" {
          * @param existingPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          * @param newPath A path to a file. If a URL is provided, it must use the `file:` protocol.
          */
-        export function link(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
+        export function __promisify__(existingPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike): Promise<void>;
     }
 
     /**