diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b646a13fc..5ea35e541 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ==== Windows ====
   * Fix freezing in create torrent dialog
   * Fix creating torrents in Windows
+  * Fix free space check
 
 === Deluge 1.1.6 - (06 April 2009) ===
 ==== Core ====
diff --git a/deluge/common.py b/deluge/common.py
index 7030aaa6e..215a030e1 100644
--- a/deluge/common.py
+++ b/deluge/common.py
@@ -452,10 +452,9 @@ def free_space(path):
 
     """
     if windows_check():
-        import win32api
-        drive = path.split(":")[0]
-        free = win32api.GetDiskFreeSpaceEx(drive)[0]
-        return free
+        import win32file
+        sectors, bytes, free, total = map(long, win32file.GetDiskFreeSpace(path))
+        return (free * sectors * bytes)
     else:
         disk_data = os.statvfs(path)
         block_size = disk_data.f_bsize