diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
index 73f783d1d231f2..5a2d1f001f953f 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/rimraf.js
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ function rimraf(path, options, callback) {
         return setTimeout(_rimraf, busyTries * 100, path, options, CB);
       }
 
-      if (err.code === 'EMFILE' && timeout < options.emfileWait)
+      if ((err.code === 'EMFILE' || err.code === 'ENFILE') &&
+           timeout < options.emfileWait)
         return setTimeout(_rimraf, timeout++, path, options, CB);
 
       // The file is already gone.