diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index eea77ce0b4a..924f1f02f99 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7858: Raise an error properly when os.utime() fails under Windows
+  on an existing file.
+
 - Issue #3839: wsgiref should not override a Content-Length header set by
   the application.  Initial patch by Clovis Fabricio.
 
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index bcc1219666c..8066d457d11 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -2843,6 +2843,7 @@ posix_utime(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
            something is wrong with the file, when it also
            could be the time stamp that gives a problem. */
         win32_error("utime", NULL);
+        goto done;
     }
     Py_INCREF(Py_None);
     result = Py_None;