diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Filesystem.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Filesystem.php
index 0009eb7f7d..b5426a402c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Filesystem.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Filesystem/Filesystem.php
@@ -301,10 +301,15 @@ class Filesystem
      */
     public function symlink($originDir, $targetDir, $copyOnWindows = false)
     {
-        if ($copyOnWindows && !function_exists('symlink')) {
-            $this->mirror($originDir, $targetDir);
+        if ('\\' === DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) {
+            $originDir = strtr($originDir, '/', '\\');
+            $targetDir = strtr($targetDir, '/', '\\');
 
-            return;
+            if ($copyOnWindows) {
+                $this->mirror($originDir, $targetDir);
+
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         $this->mkdir(dirname($targetDir));