diff --git a/std/os/file.zig b/std/os/file.zig
index 56da4f73a6..757c49ff74 100644
--- a/std/os/file.zig
+++ b/std/os/file.zig
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ pub const File = struct {
             },
             Os.windows => {
                 var pos: windows.LARGE_INTEGER = undefined;
-                if (windows.SetFilePointerEx(self.handle, 0, *pos, windows.FILE_CURRENT) == 0) {
+                if (windows.SetFilePointerEx(self.handle, 0, &pos, windows.FILE_CURRENT) == 0) {
                     const err = windows.GetLastError();
                     return switch (err) {
                         windows.ERROR.INVALID_PARAMETER => error.BadFd,