diff --git a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
index 164d0bb86a..c35b83a472 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/retro_stat.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static bool path_stat(const char *path, enum stat_mode mode, int32_t *size)
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
    WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA file_info;
    DWORD ret = GetFileAttributesEx(path, GetFileExInfoStandard, &file_info);
-   if (ret == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
+   if (ret == 0)
       return false;
 #else
    struct stat buf;