diff --git a/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c b/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
index 86d170b1da..bc681a73ac 100644
--- a/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
+++ b/libretro-common/streams/file_stream.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ int filestream_getc(RFILE *stream)
 #if defined(HAVE_BUFFERED_IO)
    return fgetc(stream->fp);
 #else
-   return getc(stream->fp);
+   return getc(stream->fd);
 #endif
 }