diff --git a/source/eventcore/driver.d b/source/eventcore/driver.d
index 6bd00e2..fe0d6dd 100644
--- a/source/eventcore/driver.d
+++ b/source/eventcore/driver.d
@@ -1093,13 +1093,6 @@ struct FileChange {
 
 	/// Name of the changed file
 	const(char)[] name;
-
-	/** Determines if the changed entity is a file or a directory.
-
-		Note that depending on the platform this may not be accurate for
-		`FileChangeKind.removed`.
-	*/
-	bool isDirectory;
 }
 
 /** Describes a spawned process
diff --git a/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/watchers.d b/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/watchers.d
index ac2b753..30d7233 100644
--- a/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/watchers.d
+++ b/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/watchers.d
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ final class InotifyEventDriverWatchers(Events : EventDriverEvents) : EventDriver
 
 				ch.baseDirectory = m_watches[id].basePath;
 				ch.directory = subdir;
-				ch.isDirectory = (ev.mask & IN_ISDIR) != 0;
 				ch.name = name;
 				addRef(id); // assure that the id doesn't get invalidated until after the callback
 				auto cb = m_loop.m_fds[id].watcher.callback;
@@ -487,9 +486,9 @@ final class PollEventDriverWatchers(Events : EventDriverEvents) : EventDriverWat
 
 		@property size_t entryCount() const { return m_entryCount; }
 
-		private void addChange(FileChangeKind kind, Key key, bool is_dir)
+		private void addChange(FileChangeKind kind, Key key)
 		{
-			m_onChange(FileChange(kind, m_basePath, key.parent ? key.parent.path : "", key.name, is_dir));
+			m_onChange(FileChange(kind, m_basePath, key.parent ? key.parent.path : "", key.name));
 		}
 
 		private void scan(bool generate_changes)
@@ -506,12 +505,12 @@ final class PollEventDriverWatchers(Events : EventDriverEvents) : EventDriverWat
 			foreach (e; m_entries.byKeyValue) {
 				if (!e.key.parent || Key(e.key.parent.parent, e.key.parent.name) !in m_entries) {
 					if (generate_changes)
-						addChange(FileChangeKind.removed, e.key, e.value.isDir);
+						addChange(FileChangeKind.removed, e.key);
 				}
 			}
 
 			foreach (e; added)
-				addChange(FileChangeKind.added, Key(e.parent, e.name), e.isDir);
+				addChange(FileChangeKind.added, Key(e.parent, e.name));
 
 			swap(m_entries, new_entries);
 			m_entryCount = ec;
@@ -539,7 +538,7 @@ final class PollEventDriverWatchers(Events : EventDriverEvents) : EventDriverWat
 					} else {
 						if ((*pe).size != de.size || (*pe).lastChange != modified_time) {
 							if (generate_changes)
-								addChange(FileChangeKind.modified, key, (*pe).isDir);
+								addChange(FileChangeKind.modified, key);
 							(*pe).size = de.size;
 							(*pe).lastChange = modified_time;
 						}
diff --git a/source/eventcore/drivers/winapi/watchers.d b/source/eventcore/drivers/winapi/watchers.d
index 679d15f..ec58b00 100644
--- a/source/eventcore/drivers/winapi/watchers.d
+++ b/source/eventcore/drivers/winapi/watchers.d
@@ -193,10 +193,7 @@ final class WinAPIEventDriverWatchers : EventDriverWatchers {
 			ch.directory = dirName(path);
 			if (ch.directory == ".") ch.directory = "";
 			ch.name = baseName(path);
-			try ch.isDirectory = isDir(fullpath);
-			catch (Exception e) {} // FIXME: can happen if the base path is relative and the CWD has changed
-			if (ch.kind != FileChangeKind.modified || !ch.isDirectory)
-				slot.callback(id, ch);
+			slot.callback(id, ch);
 			if (fni.NextEntryOffset == 0 || !slot.callback) break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/0-dirwatcher-rec.d b/tests/0-dirwatcher-rec.d
index 880a69c..a52eab2 100644
--- a/tests/0-dirwatcher-rec.d
+++ b/tests/0-dirwatcher-rec.d
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import eventcore.core;
 import eventcore.internal.utils : print;
 import core.thread : Thread;
 import core.time : Duration, MonoTime, msecs;
-import std.file : exists, remove, rename, rmdirRecurse, mkdir;
+import std.file : exists, remove, rename, rmdirRecurse, mkdir, isDir;
 import std.format : format;
 import std.functional : toDelegate;
 import std.path : baseName, buildPath, dirName;
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ void expectChange(FileChange ch, bool expect_change)
 			assert(!expect_change, format("Got no change, expected %s.", ch));
 			return;
 		}
+
+		// ignore different directory modification notifications on Windows as
+		// opposed to the other systems
+		while (pendingChanges.length) {
+			auto pch = pendingChanges[0];
+			if (pch.kind == FileChangeKind.modified) {
+				auto p = buildPath(pch.baseDirectory, pch.directory, pch.name);
+				if (!exists(p) || isDir(p)) {
+					pendingChanges = pendingChanges[1 .. $];
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	assert(expect_change, "Got change although none was expected.");
 
@@ -119,43 +133,43 @@ void testFile(string name, bool expect_change = true)
 {
 print("test %s CREATE %s", name, expect_change);
 	auto fil = File(buildPath(testDir, name), "wt");
-	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.added, name, false), expect_change);
+	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.added, name), expect_change);
 
 print("test %s MODIFY %s", name, expect_change);
 	fil.write("test");
 	fil.close();
-	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.modified, name, false), expect_change);
+	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.modified, name), expect_change);
 
 print("test %s DELETE %s", name, expect_change);
 	remove(buildPath(testDir, name));
-	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.removed, name, false), expect_change);
+	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.removed, name), expect_change);
 }
 
 void testCreateDir(string name, bool expect_change = true)
 {
 print("test %s CREATEDIR %s", name, expect_change);
 	mkdir(buildPath(testDir, name));
-	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.added, name, true), expect_change);
+	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.added, name), expect_change);
 }
 
 void testRemoveDir(string name, bool expect_change = true)
 {
 print("test %s DELETEDIR %s", name, expect_change);
 	rmdirRecurse(buildPath(testDir, name));
-	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.removed, name, true), expect_change);
+	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.removed, name), expect_change);
 }
 
 void testRename(string from, string to, bool expect_change = true)
 {
 print("test %s RENAME %s %s", from, to, expect_change);
 	rename(buildPath(testDir, from), buildPath(testDir, to));
-	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.removed, from, true), expect_change);
-	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.added, to, true), expect_change);
+	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.removed, from), expect_change);
+	expectChange(fchange(FileChangeKind.added, to), expect_change);
 }
 
-FileChange fchange(FileChangeKind kind, string name, bool is_dir)
+FileChange fchange(FileChangeKind kind, string name)
 {
 	auto dn = dirName(name);
 	if (dn == ".") dn = "";
-	return FileChange(kind, testDir, dn, baseName(name), is_dir);
+	return FileChange(kind, testDir, dn, baseName(name));
 }
diff --git a/tests/0-dirwatcher.d b/tests/0-dirwatcher.d
index a7ec09a..5cc21d3 100644
--- a/tests/0-dirwatcher.d
+++ b/tests/0-dirwatcher.d
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 module test;
 
 import eventcore.core;
+import std.file : exists, isDir, mkdir, remove, rmdirRecurse;
+import std.path : buildPath;
 import std.stdio : File, writefln;
-import std.file : exists, mkdir, remove, rmdirRecurse;
 import core.time : Duration, msecs;
 
 bool s_done;
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ void main()
 	scope (exit) rmdirRecurse(testDir);
 
 	auto id = eventDriver.watchers.watchDirectory(testDir, false, (id, ref change) {
+		try {
+			if (change.kind == FileChangeKind.modified && isDir(buildPath(change.baseDirectory, change.directory, change.name)))
+				return;
+		} catch (Exception e) assert(false, e.msg);
+
 		switch (s_cnt++) {
 			default:
 				import std.conv : to;