@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (

 	"path/filepath"

 	"reflect"

 	"regexp"

+	"runtime"

 	"strconv"

 	"strings"

 	"syscall"

@@ -1568,7 +1569,21 @@ func TestBuildAddBadLinks(t *testing.T) {

 	}

 	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)

-	symlinkTarget := fmt.Sprintf("/../../../../../../../../../../../..%s", tempDir)

+	var symlinkTarget string

+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {

+		var driveLetter string

+		if abs, err := filepath.Abs(tempDir); err != nil {

+			t.Fatal(err)

+		} else {

+			driveLetter = abs[:1]

+		}

+		tempDirWithoutDrive := tempDir[2:]

+		symlinkTarget = fmt.Sprintf(`%s:\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..%s`, driveLetter, tempDirWithoutDrive)

+	} else {

+		symlinkTarget = fmt.Sprintf("/../../../../../../../../../../../..%s", tempDir)

+	}

+

+	t.Logf("***=== %s", symlinkTarget)

 	tarPath := filepath.Join(ctx.Dir, "links.tar")

 	nonExistingFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, targetFile)

 	fooPath := filepath.Join(ctx.Dir, targetFile)