diff --git a/core/os/dir_windows.odin b/core/os/dir_windows.odin
index df02f54e7..9ca78948e 100644
--- a/core/os/dir_windows.odin
+++ b/core/os/dir_windows.odin
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ read_dir :: proc(fd: Handle, n: int, allocator := context.allocator) -> (fi: []F
 	find_data := &win32.WIN32_FIND_DATAW{}
 	find_handle := win32.FindFirstFileW(raw_data(wpath_search), find_data)
 	if find_handle == win32.INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
-		e = Errno(win32.GetLastError())
-		return
+		err = Errno(win32.GetLastError())
+		return dfi[:], err
 	}
 	defer win32.FindClose(find_handle)
 	for n != 0 {