diff --git a/crypto/des/enc_read.c b/crypto/des/enc_read.c
index 372ef667b8..e7c853f5cc 100644
--- a/crypto/des/enc_read.c
+++ b/crypto/des/enc_read.c
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ int DES_enc_read(int fd, void *buf, int len, DES_key_schedule *sched,
 	net_num=0;
 	while (net_num < rnum)
 		{
+#ifndef OPENSSL_SYS_WIN32
 		i=read(fd,(void *)&(net[net_num]),rnum-net_num);
+#else
+		i=_read(fd,(void *)&(net[net_num]),rnum-net_num);
+#endif
 #ifdef EINTR
 		if ((i == -1) && (errno == EINTR)) continue;
 #endif