diff --git a/src/win/tcp.c b/src/win/tcp.c
index dee77875a..7965f73aa 100644
--- a/src/win/tcp.c
+++ b/src/win/tcp.c
@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ void uv_process_tcp_read_req(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_tcp_t* handle,
 
   if (!REQ_SUCCESS(req)) {
     /* An error occurred doing the read. */
-    if ((handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_READING)) {
+    if ((handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_READING) ||
+        !(handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_ZERO_READ)) {
       handle->flags &= ~UV_HANDLE_READING;
       buf = (handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_ZERO_READ) ?
             uv_buf_init(NULL, 0) : handle->read_buffer;