diff --git a/src/win/error.c b/src/win/error.c
index bdbb3b29..e95f39a1 100644
--- a/src/win/error.c
+++ b/src/win/error.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ uv_err_code uv_translate_sys_error(int sys_errno) {
     case ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED:               return UV_ENOTSUP;
     case ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER:         return UV_EINVAL;
     case ERROR_INVALID_FLAGS:               return UV_EBADF;
+    case ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE:              return UV_EBADF;
     case ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER:           return UV_EINVAL;
     case ERROR_NO_UNICODE_TRANSLATION:      return UV_ECHARSET;
     case ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE:                 return UV_EOF;
diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 056e9823..f0227c2b 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
   if (file == -1) {                                                         \
     req->result = -1;                                                       \
     req->errorno = UV_EBADF;                                                \
-    req->sys_errno_ = ERROR_SUCCESS;                                        \
+    req->sys_errno_ = ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;                                 \
     return;                                                                 \
   }