diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index 5ff7a281651f7b..da307f59f7a8fe 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const {
 const { once } = require('internal/util');
 const { toPathIfFileURL } = require('internal/url');
 const {
+  validateBoolean,
   validateInt32,
   validateUint32
 } = require('internal/validators');
@@ -674,15 +675,11 @@ const defaultRmdirOptions = {
 const validateRmOptions = hideStackFrames((path, options, callback) => {
   try {
     options = validateRmdirOptions(options, defaultRmOptions);
+    validateBoolean(options.force, 'force');
   } catch (err) {
     return callback(err);
   }
 
-  if (typeof options.force !== 'boolean')
-    return callback(
-      new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('force', 'boolean', options.force)
-    );
-
   lazyLoadFs().stat(path, (err, stats) => {
     if (err) {
       if (options.force && err.code === 'ENOENT') {
@@ -706,9 +703,7 @@ const validateRmOptions = hideStackFrames((path, options, callback) => {
 
 const validateRmOptionsSync = hideStackFrames((path, options) => {
   options = validateRmdirOptions(options, defaultRmOptions);
-
-  if (typeof options.force !== 'boolean')
-    throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('force', 'boolean', options.force);
+  validateBoolean(options.force, 'force');
 
   try {
     const stats = lazyLoadFs().statSync(path);
@@ -742,9 +737,7 @@ const validateRmdirOptions = hideStackFrames(
 
     options = { ...defaults, ...options };
 
-    if (typeof options.recursive !== 'boolean')
-      throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE('recursive', 'boolean', options.recursive);
-
+    validateBoolean(options.recursive, 'recursive');
     validateInt32(options.retryDelay, 'retryDelay', 0);
     validateUint32(options.maxRetries, 'maxRetries');