diff --git a/src/shims/fs.rs b/src/shims/fs.rs
index 57a88f2ccaae..b67504261672 100644
--- a/src/shims/fs.rs
+++ b/src/shims/fs.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ fn create_link(src: PathBuf, dst: PathBuf) -> std::io::Result<()> {
             if src.is_dir() {
                 fs::symlink_dir(src, dst)
             } else {
-                fs::symlink(src, dst)
+                fs::symlink_file(src, dst)
             }
         }