diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs
index 06a08ea22ebe..b5976b87be21 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/fs.rs
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ pub fn readdir(p: &Path) -> io::Result<ReadDir> {
                 first: Some(wfd),
             })
         } else {
-            Err(Error::last_os_error())
+            Err(last_error)
         }
     }
 }