diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 2e4bdc89647..1a720f61818 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -86,12 +86,11 @@ const {
   validateUint32
 } = require('internal/validators');
 
-let promisesWarn = true;
 let truncateWarn = true;
 let fs;
 
 // Lazy loaded
-let promises;
+let promises = null;
 let watchers;
 let ReadFileContext;
 let ReadStream;
@@ -1931,9 +1930,8 @@ Object.defineProperties(fs, {
     configurable: true,
     enumerable: false,
     get() {
-      if (promisesWarn) {
+      if (promises === null) {
         promises = require('internal/fs/promises');
-        promisesWarn = false;
         process.emitWarning('The fs.promises API is experimental',
                             'ExperimentalWarning');
       }