diff --git a/src/libstd/fs.rs b/src/libstd/fs.rs
index d41b3a3a123..f7c32a5c20d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/fs.rs
@@ -3316,11 +3316,11 @@ mod tests {
         fs::create_dir_all(&d).unwrap();
         File::create(&f).unwrap();
         if cfg!(not(windows)) {
-            symlink_dir("../d/e", &c).unwrap();
+            symlink_file("../d/e", &c).unwrap();
             symlink_file("../f", &e).unwrap();
         }
         if cfg!(windows) {
-            symlink_dir(r"..\d\e", &c).unwrap();
+            symlink_file(r"..\d\e", &c).unwrap();
             symlink_file(r"..\f", &e).unwrap();
         }