Index: dbus/dbus-spawn.c
===================================================================
--- dbus/dbus-spawn.c	(revision 532)
+++ dbus/dbus-spawn.c	(working copy)
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
   if (condition & DBUS_WATCH_HANGUP)
     revents |= _DBUS_POLLHUP;
 
-  fd = dbus_watch_get_fd (watch);
+  fd = dbus_watch_get_handle (watch);
 
   if (fd == sitter->error_pipe_from_child)
     handle_error_pipe (sitter, revents);
Index: dbus/dbus-watch.c
===================================================================
--- dbus/dbus-watch.c	(revision 532)
+++ dbus/dbus-watch.c	(working copy)
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
             
             _dbus_verbose ("Adding a %s watch on fd %d using newly-set add watch function\n",
                            watch_type,
-                           dbus_watch_get_fd (link->data));
+                           dbus_watch_get_handle (link->data));
           }
 #endif /* DBUS_ENABLE_VERBOSE_MODE */
           
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
                                                              link2);
                   
                   _dbus_verbose ("Removing watch on fd %d using newly-set remove function because initial add failed\n",
-                                 dbus_watch_get_fd (link2->data));
+                                 dbus_watch_get_handle (link2->data));
                   
                   (* remove_function) (link2->data, data);
                   
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
   if (watch_list->add_watch_function != NULL)
     {
       _dbus_verbose ("Adding watch on fd %d\n",
-                     dbus_watch_get_fd (watch));
+                     dbus_watch_get_handle (watch));
       
       if (!(* watch_list->add_watch_function) (watch,
                                                watch_list->watch_data))
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
   if (watch_list->remove_watch_function != NULL)
     {
       _dbus_verbose ("Removing watch on fd %d\n",
-                     dbus_watch_get_fd (watch));
+                     dbus_watch_get_handle (watch));
       
       (* watch_list->remove_watch_function) (watch,
                                              watch_list->watch_data);
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
   if (watch_list->watch_toggled_function != NULL)
     {
       _dbus_verbose ("Toggling watch %p on fd %d to %d\n",
-                     watch, dbus_watch_get_fd (watch), watch->enabled);
+                     watch, dbus_watch_get_handle (watch), watch->enabled);
       
       (* watch_list->watch_toggled_function) (watch,
                                               watch_list->watch_data);
@@ -490,10 +490,32 @@
  * @returns the file descriptor to watch.
  */
 int
+dbus_watch_get_handle (DBusWatch *watch)
+{
+  return watch->fd;
+}
+
+#ifdef DBUS_WIN
+// never used by the dbus code
+#include "dbus-sysdeps-win.h"
+int 
 dbus_watch_get_fd (DBusWatch *watch)
 {
+	DBusSocket *p;
+	if (watch->fd != -1) {
+	    _dbus_handle_to_socket(watch->fd,&p);
+	    return p->fd;
+	}
+	else
+		return -1;
+}
+#else
+int
+dbus_watch_get_fd (DBusWatch *watch)
+{
   return watch->fd;
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * Gets flags from DBusWatchFlags indicating
@@ -546,7 +568,7 @@
                      DBusFreeFunction  free_data_function)
 {
   _dbus_verbose ("Setting watch fd %d data to data = %p function = %p from data = %p function = %p\n",
-                 dbus_watch_get_fd (watch),
+                 dbus_watch_get_handle (watch),
                  data, free_data_function, watch->data, watch->free_data_function);
   
   if (watch->free_data_function != NULL)
Index: dbus/dbus-mainloop.c
===================================================================
--- dbus/dbus-mainloop.c	(revision 532)
+++ dbus/dbus-mainloop.c	(working copy)
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 
 #if MAINLOOP_SPEW
               _dbus_verbose ("  skipping watch on fd %d as it was out of memory last time\n",
-                             dbus_watch_get_fd (wcb->watch));
+                             dbus_watch_get_handle (wcb->watch));
 #endif
             }
           else if (dbus_watch_get_enabled (wcb->watch))
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
                   
               flags = dbus_watch_get_flags (wcb->watch);
                   
-              fds[n_fds].fd = dbus_watch_get_fd (wcb->watch);
+              fds[n_fds].fd = dbus_watch_get_handle (wcb->watch);
               fds[n_fds].revents = 0;
               fds[n_fds].events = 0;
               if (flags & DBUS_WATCH_READABLE)
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
             {
 #if MAINLOOP_SPEW
               _dbus_verbose ("  skipping disabled watch on fd %d  %s\n",
-                             dbus_watch_get_fd (wcb->watch),
+                             dbus_watch_get_handle (wcb->watch),
                              watch_flags_to_string (dbus_watch_get_flags (wcb->watch)));
 #endif
             }
Index: dbus/dbus-transport-socket.c
===================================================================
--- dbus/dbus-transport-socket.c	(revision 532)
+++ dbus/dbus-transport-socket.c	(working copy)
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
                        flags);
       else
         _dbus_verbose ("asked to handle watch %p on fd %d that we don't recognize\n",
-                       watch, dbus_watch_get_fd (watch));
+                       watch, dbus_watch_get_handle (watch));
     }
 #endif /* DBUS_ENABLE_VERBOSE_MODE */
 
Index: dbus/dbus-transport.c
===================================================================
--- dbus/dbus-transport.c	(revision 532)
+++ dbus/dbus-transport.c	(working copy)
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
   if (transport->disconnected)
     return TRUE;
 
-  if (dbus_watch_get_fd (watch) < 0)
+  if (dbus_watch_get_handle (watch) < 0)
     {
       _dbus_warn_check_failed ("Tried to handle an invalidated watch; this watch should have been removed\n");
       return TRUE;
Index: dbus/dbus-connection.h
===================================================================
--- dbus/dbus-connection.h	(revision 532)
+++ dbus/dbus-connection.h	(working copy)
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@
  */
 
 int          dbus_watch_get_fd      (DBusWatch        *watch);
+#if defined (DBUS_COMPILATION)
+int          dbus_watch_get_handle  (DBusWatch        *watch);
+#endif
 unsigned int dbus_watch_get_flags   (DBusWatch        *watch);
 void*        dbus_watch_get_data    (DBusWatch        *watch);
 void         dbus_watch_set_data    (DBusWatch        *watch,
Index: dbus/dbus-server-socket.c
===================================================================
--- dbus/dbus-server-socket.c	(revision 532)
+++ dbus/dbus-server-socket.c	(working copy)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
       int client_fd;
       int listen_fd;
       
-      listen_fd = dbus_watch_get_fd (watch);
+      listen_fd = dbus_watch_get_handle (watch);
 
       client_fd = _dbus_accept (listen_fd);