diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 16bd80998e0552..dc311ee1b1ac38 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ realpathSync.native = (path, options) => {
 
 
 function realpath(p, options, callback) {
-  callback = maybeCallback(typeof options === 'function' ? options : callback);
+  callback = typeof options === 'function' ? options : maybeCallback(callback);
   if (!options)
     options = emptyObj;
   else