diff --git a/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v b/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v
index 19695996d4..06a4aecf86 100644
--- a/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/net/net_windows.c.v
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ pub enum WsaError {
 
 // wsa_error casts an int to its WsaError value
 pub fn wsa_error(code int) WsaError {
-	return WsaError(code)
+	return unsafe { WsaError(code) }
 }
 
 const (