diff --git a/std/io.zig b/std/io.zig
index 5121fd0c218b3466cd47b097b80ac74560d67a9d..d9b9368475d21930f2d9896a62058f59acf38abe 100644
--- a/std/io.zig
+++ b/std/io.zig
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub const File = struct {
                     const err = system.GetLastError();
                     return switch (err) {
                         system.ERROR.INVALID_PARAMETER => error.BadFd,
-                        else => os.unexpectedErrorPosix(err),
+                        else => os.unexpectedErrorWindows(err),
                     };
                 }
             },