diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 1d02e73..46e31cd 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -2651,10 +2651,10 @@
 
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
     Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-    if (path.wide != NULL)
-        attr = GetFileAttributesW(path.wide);
+    if (path->wide != NULL)
+        attr = GetFileAttributesW(path->wide);
     else
-        attr = GetFileAttributesA(path.narrow);
+        attr = GetFileAttributesA(path->narrow);
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     /*