diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9c13ec8c2..92c510d03 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 	  incoming connection
 	* added more detailed instrumentation of the disk I/O thread
 
+	* fix possible hang in file::readv() on windows
 	* fix CPU busy loop issue in tracker announce logic
 	* honor IOV_MAX when using writev and readv
 	* don't post 'operation aborted' UDP errors when changing listen port
diff --git a/src/file.cpp b/src/file.cpp
index 9bf829c06..377d66f53 100644
--- a/src/file.cpp
+++ b/src/file.cpp
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		if (ReadFileScatter(m_file_handle, segment_array, size, 0, &ol) == 0)
 		{
 			DWORD last_error = GetLastError();
-			if (last_error != ERROR_IO_PENDING && last_error != ERROR_HANDLE_EOF)
+			if (last_error != ERROR_IO_PENDING)
 			{
 				ec.assign(GetLastError(), get_system_category());
 				CloseHandle(ol.hEvent);