diff --git a/library/std/src/io/error.rs b/library/std/src/io/error.rs
index 29b09fcc5274e..8620337280133 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/error.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/error.rs
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
             ErrorData::Os(..) => None,
             ErrorData::Simple(..) => None,
             ErrorData::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
-            ErrorData::Custom(c) => c.error.cause(),
+            ErrorData::Custom(c) => Some(&*c.error),
         }
     }
 
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
             ErrorData::Os(..) => None,
             ErrorData::Simple(..) => None,
             ErrorData::SimpleMessage(..) => None,
-            ErrorData::Custom(c) => c.error.source(),
+            ErrorData::Custom(c) => Some(&*c.error),
         }
     }
 }