diff --git a/integration_test.go b/integration_test.go
index d07273dd..c1f5c2e6 100644
--- a/integration_test.go
+++ b/integration_test.go
@@ -1246,7 +1246,6 @@ func TestRemoveWithClose(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMoveWatchedDirectory(t *testing.T) {
-
 	testDir := tempMkdir(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(testDir)
 
@@ -1266,24 +1265,29 @@ func TestMoveWatchedDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 
 	addWatch(t, watcher, testDir)
 
-	if err := os.Mkdir(testDir+"/dir", 0o775); err != nil {
+	dir1 := filepath.Join(testDir, "dir")
+	dir2 := filepath.Join(testDir, "dir2")
+
+	if err := os.Mkdir(dir1, 0o775); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	addWatch(t, watcher, testDir+"/dir")
-	if err := os.Rename(testDir+"/dir", testDir+"/dir2"); err != nil {
+	addWatch(t, watcher, dir1)
+	if err := os.Rename(dir1, dir2); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(testDir+"/dir2/file.ext", []byte(""), 0o664); err != nil {
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir2, "file.ext"), []byte(""), 0o664)
+	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	if err := watcher.Close(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 	if len(events) != 4 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected 4 events. Got: %d", len(events))
 	}
diff --git a/windows.go b/windows.go
index f5196a00..25d9c814 100644
--- a/windows.go
+++ b/windows.go
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@ func (w *Watcher) readEvents() {
 			case syscall.FILE_ACTION_RENAMED_OLD_NAME:
 				watch.rename = name
 			case syscall.FILE_ACTION_RENAMED_NEW_NAME:
-
-				// update saved path of all sub-watches
+				// Update saved path of all sub-watches.
 				oldFullName := filepath.Join(watch.path, watch.rename)
+				w.mu.Lock()
 				for _, watchMap := range w.watches {
 					for _, otherWatch := range watchMap {
 						if strings.HasPrefix(otherWatch.path, oldFullName) {
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ func (w *Watcher) readEvents() {
 						}
 					}
 				}
+				w.mu.Unlock()
 
 				if watch.names[watch.rename] != 0 {
 					watch.names[name] |= watch.names[watch.rename]