diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 10a8bc16..3ab48608 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -2575,6 +2575,7 @@ static void fs__statfs(uv_fs_t* req) {
   stat_fs->f_files = 0;
   stat_fs->f_ffree = 0;
   req->ptr = stat_fs;
+  req->flags |= UV_FS_FREE_PTR;
   SET_REQ_RESULT(req, 0);
 }