diff --git a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_intf.c b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_intf.c
index 1ce6322bc9..d6254ef08e 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_intf.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_intf.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extern nbio_intf_t nbio_stdio;
 static nbio_intf_t *internal_nbio = &nbio_linux;
 #elif defined(HAVE_MMAP) && defined(BSD)
 static nbio_intf_t *internal_nbio = &nbio_mmap_unix;
-#elif defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && !defined(__WINRT__)
+#elif defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)
 static nbio_intf_t *internal_nbio = &nbio_mmap_win32;
 #else
 static nbio_intf_t *internal_nbio = &nbio_stdio;
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c
index 67860a3909..cac7194f25 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/nbio/nbio_windowsmmap.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <file/nbio.h>
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX) && !defined(__WINRT__)
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ static void *nbio_mmap_win32_open(const char * filename, unsigned mode)
    HANDLE file                       = CreateFile(filename, access, FILE_SHARE_ALL, NULL, dispositions[mode], FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
 #else
    wchar_t *filename_wide            = utf8_to_utf16_string_alloc(filename);
+#ifdef __WINRT__
+   HANDLE file                       = CreateFile2(filename_wide, access, FILE_SHARE_ALL, dispositions[mode], NULL);
+#else
    HANDLE file                       = CreateFileW(filename_wide, access, FILE_SHARE_ALL, NULL, dispositions[mode], FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
+#endif
 
    if (filename_wide)
       free(filename_wide);