@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"

 	"github.com/docker/docker/reference"

+	"github.com/pkg/errors"

 )

 type imageDescriptor struct {

@@ -313,7 +314,9 @@ func (s *saveSession) saveLayer(id layer.ChainID, legacyImg image.V1Image, creat

 		if err != nil {

 			return distribution.Descriptor{}, err

 		}

-		os.Symlink(relPath, layerPath)

+		if err := os.Symlink(relPath, layerPath); err != nil {

+			return distribution.Descriptor{}, errors.Wrap(err, "error creating symlink while saving layer")

+		}

 	} else {

 		// Use system.CreateSequential rather than os.Create. This ensures sequential

 		// file access on Windows to avoid eating into MM standby list.