diff --git a/src/std/c_private.h b/src/std/c_private.h
index 155865475e..726520b5b1 100644
--- a/src/std/c_private.h
+++ b/src/std/c_private.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ typedef  wchar_t    _TCHAR;
 #define _tstat      _wstat
 #define _tunlink    _wunlink
 #define _tmkdir     _wmkdir
-#define _trmdir	    _rmdir
+#define _trmdir	    _wrmdir
 #define _tchmod     _wchmod
 #define _trewinddir _wrewinddir
 #else