diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
index 51e16b9f13c..9ec775959fd 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ fn to_handle(&self, stdio_id: c::DWORD, pipe: &mut Option<AnonPipe>) -> io::Resu
                 opts.read(stdio_id == c::STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
                 opts.write(stdio_id != c::STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
                 opts.security_attributes(&mut sa);
-                File::open(Path::new("NUL"), &opts).map(|file| file.into_inner())
+                File::open(Path::new(r"\\.\NUL"), &opts).map(|file| file.into_inner())
             }
         }
     }