diff --git a/classpath/java-io.cpp b/classpath/java-io.cpp
index 05b54da2c9..f134d6dc0c 100644
--- a/classpath/java-io.cpp
+++ b/classpath/java-io.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #  include <direct.h>
 #  include <share.h>
 
+#  define ACCESS _waccess
 #  define CLOSE _close
 #  define READ _read
 #  define WRITE _write
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ typedef wchar_t char_t;
 #  include <unistd.h>
 #  include "sys/mman.h"
 
+#  define ACCESS access
 #  define OPEN open
 #  define CLOSE close
 #  define READ read
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ Java_java_io_File_canRead(JNIEnv* e, jclass, jstring path)
 {
   string_t chars = getChars(e, path);
   if (chars) {
-    int r = access(chars, R_OK);
+    int r = ACCESS(chars, R_OK);
     releaseChars(e, path, chars);
     return (r == 0);
   }
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ Java_java_io_File_canWrite(JNIEnv* e, jclass, jstring path)
 {
   string_t chars = getChars(e, path);
   if (chars) {
-    int r = access(chars, W_OK);
+    int r = ACCESS(chars, W_OK);
     releaseChars(e, path, chars);
     return (r == 0);
   }