diff --git a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
index 1bed22a4ce5..c6b84b6e5d3 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/windows/io/handle.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
     }
 }
 
+#[unstable(feature = "io_safety", issue = "87074")]
+impl crate::error::Error for NotHandle {}
+
 impl AsRawHandle for BorrowedHandle<'_> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_raw_handle(&self) -> RawHandle {