diff --git a/src/libcore/os.rs b/src/libcore/os.rs
index d970595455ce..27b8f65a1337 100644
--- a/src/libcore/os.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/os.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ mod win32 {
         let mut t = str::to_utf16(s);
         // Null terminate before passing on.
         t += ~[0u16];
-        vec::as_buf(t, |buf, _len| f(buf))
+        vec::as_imm_buf(t, |buf, _len| f(buf))
     }
 }