diff --git a/lib/ncp.js b/lib/ncp.js
index 96eed47..44c33c9 100644
--- a/lib/ncp.js
+++ b/lib/ncp.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function ncp (source, dest, options, callback) {
   limit = (limit < 1) ? 1 : (limit > 512) ? 512 : limit;
 
   startCopy(currentPath);
-  
+
   function startCopy(source) {
     started++;
     if (filter) {
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ function ncp (source, dest, options, callback) {
   function copyFile(file, target) {
     var readStream = fs.createReadStream(file.name),
         writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(target, { mode: file.mode });
-    
+
     readStream.on('error', onError);
     writeStream.on('error', onError);
-    
+
     if(transform) {
       transform(readStream, writeStream, file);
     } else {
@@ -208,14 +208,17 @@ function ncp (source, dest, options, callback) {
       });
     });
   }
-
   function makeLink(linkPath, target) {
-    fs.symlink(linkPath, target, function (err) {
-      if (err) {
-        return onError(err);
-      }
-      return cb();
-    });
+    fs.stat(linkPath, function(err, stat) {
+       if (err)
+         return onError(err)
+       fs.symlink(linkPath, target, stat.isFile() ? 'file' : 'dir', function (err) {
+         if (err) {
+           return onError(err);
+         }
+         return cb();
+       });
+    })
   }
 
   function isWritable(path, done) {
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@ function ncp (source, dest, options, callback) {
     if (typeof errs.write === 'undefined') {
       errs.push(err);
     }
-    else { 
+    else {
       errs.write(err.stack + '\n\n');
     }
     return cb();
@@ -256,6 +259,4 @@ function ncp (source, dest, options, callback) {
       }
     }
   }
-}
-
-
+}
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