diff --git a/src/win/fs-event.c b/src/win/fs-event.c
index c30b5531..6b7d1d93 100644
--- a/src/win/fs-event.c
+++ b/src/win/fs-event.c
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ void uv_process_fs_event_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_req_t* req,
   FILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION* file_info;
   int err, sizew, size;
   char* filename = NULL;
-  WCHAR* filenamew, *long_filenamew = NULL;
+  WCHAR* filenamew = NULL;
+  WCHAR* long_filenamew = NULL;
   DWORD offset = 0;
 
   assert(req->type == UV_FS_EVENT_REQ);
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ void uv_process_fs_event_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_req_t* req,
       do {
         file_info = (FILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION*)((char*)file_info + offset);
         assert(!filename);
+        assert(!filenamew);
         assert(!long_filenamew);
 
         /*
@@ -438,14 +440,17 @@ void uv_process_fs_event_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_req_t* req,
                 uv__free(long_filenamew);
                 long_filenamew = filenamew;
                 sizew = -1;
+              } else {
+                /* We couldn't get the long filename, use the one reported. */
+                filenamew = file_info->FileName;
+                sizew = file_info->FileNameLength / sizeof(WCHAR);
               }
-            }
-            /*
-             * Removed or renamed events cannot be resolved to the long form.
-             * We therefore use the name given by ReadDirectoryChangesW.
-             * This may be the long form or the 8.3 short name in some cases.
-             */
-            if (!long_filenamew) {
+            } else {
+              /*
+               * Removed or renamed events cannot be resolved to the long form.
+               * We therefore use the name given by ReadDirectoryChangesW.
+               * This may be the long form or the 8.3 short name in some cases.
+               */
               filenamew = file_info->FileName;
               sizew = file_info->FileNameLength / sizeof(WCHAR);
             }
@@ -455,36 +460,34 @@ void uv_process_fs_event_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_req_t* req,
             sizew = -1;
           }
 
-          if (filenamew) {
-            /* Convert the filename to utf8. */
+          /* Convert the filename to utf8. */
+          size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8,
+                                     0,
+                                     filenamew,
+                                     sizew,
+                                     NULL,
+                                     0,
+                                     NULL,
+                                     NULL);
+          if (size) {
+            filename = (char*)uv__malloc(size + 1);
+            if (!filename) {
+              uv_fatal_error(ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY, "uv__malloc");
+            }
+
             size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8,
                                        0,
                                        filenamew,
                                        sizew,
-                                       NULL,
-                                       0,
+                                       filename,
+                                       size,
                                        NULL,
                                        NULL);
             if (size) {
-              filename = (char*)uv__malloc(size + 1);
-              if (!filename) {
-                uv_fatal_error(ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY, "uv__malloc");
-              }
-
-              size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8,
-                                         0,
-                                         filenamew,
-                                         sizew,
-                                         filename,
-                                         size,
-                                         NULL,
-                                         NULL);
-              if (size) {
-                filename[size] = '\0';
-              } else {
-                uv__free(filename);
-                filename = NULL;
-              }
+              filename[size] = '\0';
+            } else {
+              uv__free(filename);
+              filename = NULL;
             }
           }
 
@@ -505,6 +508,7 @@ void uv_process_fs_event_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_req_t* req,
           filename = NULL;
           uv__free(long_filenamew);
           long_filenamew = NULL;
+          filenamew = NULL;
         }
 
         offset = file_info->NextEntryOffset;