diff --git a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
index 935a529a50d..574a47daafb 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ CWD_API int virtual_file_ex(cwd_state *state, const char *path, verify_path_func
 
 	if (!path_length || path_length >= MAXPATHLEN-1) {
 #ifdef ZEND_WIN32
-		_set_errno(EINVAL);
+		SET_ERRNO_FROM_WIN32_CODE(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND);
 #else
 		errno = EINVAL;
 #endif