diff --git a/extra/io/windows/nt/files/files.factor b/extra/io/windows/nt/files/files.factor
index 7bac540ddc..3232ab6ff3 100755
--- a/extra/io/windows/nt/files/files.factor
+++ b/extra/io/windows/nt/files/files.factor
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ USING: continuations destructors io.buffers io.files io.backend
 io.timeouts io.nonblocking io.windows io.windows.nt.backend
 kernel libc math threads windows windows.kernel32 system
 alien.c-types alien.arrays sequences combinators combinators.lib
-sequences.lib ascii splitting alien strings assocs namespaces ;
+sequences.lib ascii splitting alien strings assocs namespaces
+io.files.private ;
 IN: io.windows.nt.files
 
 M: winnt cwd