diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 4ac3ad04f..0096cf5c4 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -2517,7 +2517,11 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		if (j->ret < 0)
 		{
 			if (j->error.ec == boost::system::errc::no_such_file_or_directory
-				|| j->error.ec == boost::asio::error::eof)
+				|| j->error.ec == boost::asio::error::eof
+#ifdef TORRENT_WINDOWS
+				|| j->error.ec == error_code(ERROR_HANDLE_EOF, system_category())
+#endif
+				)
 			{
 				// skip this file by updating m_checking_piece to the first piece following it
 				file_storage const& st = m_torrent_file->files();