diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive_windows.go b/pkg/archive/archive_windows.go
index 2fec29232c..882bc20252 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive_windows.go
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ func hasHardlinks(fi os.FileInfo) bool {
 func getInodeFromStat(stat interface{}) (inode uint64, err error) {
 	s, ok := stat.(*syscall.ByHandleFileInformation)
 	if ok {
-		inode = s.VolumeSerialNumber
+		i64, err := cast.Int64(s.VolumeSerialNumber)
+		if err != nil {
+			return -1, err
+		}
+		inode = i64
 	}
 	return
 }