diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 10c797932..28478f8cb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 	* almost completely changed the storage interface (for custom storage)
 	* added support for hashing pieces in multiple threads
 
+	* fixed win64 build (GetFileAttributesEx)
 	* fixed bug when deleting files for magnet links before they had metadata
 
 1.0.7 release
diff --git a/src/file.cpp b/src/file.cpp
index ce73bf579..aee9ec95e 100644
--- a/src/file.cpp
+++ b/src/file.cpp
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			f.resize(f.size() - 1);
 #endif
 		WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA data;
-		if (!GetFileAttributesEx(f.c_str(), GetFileExInfoStandard, &data))
+		if (!GetFileAttributesEx_(f.c_str(), GetFileExInfoStandard, &data))
 		{
 			ec.assign(GetLastError(), system_category());
 			return;