diff --git a/src/register_font.cc b/src/register_font.cc
index ae44c9aba..e43dd8125 100644
--- a/src/register_font.cc
+++ b/src/register_font.cc
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ get_pango_font_description(unsigned char* filepath) {
         FILE_SHARE_READ,
         NULL,
         OPEN_EXISTING,
-        NULL,
+        FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
         NULL
   );
   if(!hFile){