diff --git a/lib/remove/rimraf.js b/lib/remove/rimraf.js
index 42eefe52..141a82d2 100644
--- a/lib/remove/rimraf.js
+++ b/lib/remove/rimraf.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function rimraf_ (p, options, cb) {
 
     // Windows can EPERM on stat.  Life is suffering.
     if (er && er.code === 'EPERM' && isWindows) {
-      fixWinEPERM(p, options, er, cb)
+      return fixWinEPERM(p, options, er, cb)
     }
 
     if (st && st.isDirectory()) {