diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3e24ba82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# To work around MDX issues
+README.md text eol=lf
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a32e3701d..e8f645447 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -842,7 +842,8 @@ let try_mkdir path =
 The checks also apply to following symlinks:
 
 ```ocaml
-# Unix.symlink "dir1" "link-to-dir1"; Unix.symlink "/tmp" "link-to-tmp";;
+# Unix.symlink "dir1" "link-to-dir1";
+  Unix.symlink (Filename.get_temp_dir_name ()) "link-to-tmp";;
 - : unit = ()
 
 # Eio_main.run @@ fun env ->
diff --git a/lib_eio_windows/dune b/lib_eio_windows/dune
index cb4d98b69..879134229 100644
--- a/lib_eio_windows/dune
+++ b/lib_eio_windows/dune
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 (library
  (name eio_windows)
  (public_name eio_windows)
- (library_flags :standard -ccopt -lbcrypt -ccopt -lntdll)
+ (library_flags :standard -cclib -lbcrypt -cclib -lntdll)
  (enabled_if (= %{os_type} "Win32"))
  (foreign_stubs
   (language c)
   (include_dirs ../lib_eio/unix/include)
   (names eio_windows_stubs eio_windows_cstruct_stubs))
+ (c_library_flags :standard -lbcrypt -lntdll)
  (libraries eio eio.unix eio.utils fmt))
 
 (rule