diff --git a/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c b/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c
index 0490be247..bccb03f8b 100644
--- a/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c
+++ b/src/tbox/platform/windows/directory.c
@@ -83,7 +83,16 @@ static tb_long_t tb_directory_walk_copy(tb_char_t const* path, tb_file_info_t co
         if (!tb_file_copy(path, dpath, TB_FILE_COPY_NONE)) tuple[2].b = tb_false;
         break;
     case TB_FILE_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
-        if (!tb_directory_create(dpath)) tuple[2].b = tb_false;
+        {
+            // reserve symlink?
+            if ((flags & TB_FILE_COPY_LINK) && (info->flags & TB_FILE_FLAG_LINK))
+            {
+                // just copy link and skip recursion
+                ok = tb_file_copy(path, dpath, TB_FILE_COPY_LINK);
+                skip_recursion = tb_true;
+            }
+            else ok = tb_directory_create(dpath);
+        }
         break;
     default:
         break;