diff --git a/src/std/c_dir.c b/src/std/c_dir.c
index 852d3c9777..a66d1943c9 100644
--- a/src/std/c_dir.c
+++ b/src/std/c_dir.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int c_rmdirs(const char *path) {
         len = strlen(path) + _tcslen(dp->d_name) + 2;
         fname = c_malloc(len);
         if (fname == NULL) {
-          closedir(d);
+          _tclosedir(d);
           return -1;
         }
         snprintf(fname, len, "%s/%s", path, dp->d_name);