diff --git a/atom/browser/browser_win.cc b/atom/browser/browser_win.cc
index eba01ad9b0de..1a0c3430ffc9 100644
--- a/atom/browser/browser_win.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/browser_win.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "base/strings/string_util.h"
 #include "base/strings/stringprintf.h"
 #include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
+#include "base/threading/thread_restrictions.h"
 #include "base/win/registry.h"
 #include "base/win/win_util.h"
 #include "base/win/windows_version.h"
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ PCWSTR Browser::GetAppUserModelID() {
 std::string Browser::GetExecutableFileVersion() const {
   base::FilePath path;
   if (PathService::Get(base::FILE_EXE, &path)) {
+    base::ThreadRestrictions::ScopedAllowIO allow_io;
     std::unique_ptr<FileVersionInfo> version_info(
         FileVersionInfo::CreateFileVersionInfo(path));
     return base::UTF16ToUTF8(version_info->product_version());