diff --git a/src/binwalk.rs b/src/binwalk.rs
index 678df95..91c70fc 100644
--- a/src/binwalk.rs
+++ b/src/binwalk.rs
@@ -723,23 +723,23 @@ fn init_extraction_directory(
     );
 
     // Create a path for the symlink target path
-    let symlink_path = path::Path::new(&symlink_target_path_str);
+    let link_path = path::Path::new(&symlink_target_path_str);
 
     debug!(
         "Creating symlink from {} -> {}",
-        symlink_path.display(),
+        link_path.display(),
         target_path.display()
     );
 
     // Create a symlink from inside the extraction directory to the specified target file
     #[cfg(unix)]
     {
-        match unix::fs::symlink(target_path, symlink_path) {
+        match unix::fs::symlink(target_path, link_path) {
             Ok(_) => Ok(symlink_target_path_str),
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(
                     "Failed to create symlink {} -> {}: {}",
-                    symlink_path.display(),
+                    link_path.display(),
                     target_path.display(),
                     e
                 );
@@ -749,14 +749,14 @@ fn init_extraction_directory(
     }
     #[cfg(windows)]
     {
-        match windows::fs::symlink_file(target_path, symlink_path) {
+        match std::fs::hard_link(target_path, link_path){
             Ok(_) => {
                 return Ok(symlink_target_path_str);
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 error!(
-                    "Failed to create symlink {} -> {}: {}",
-                    symlink_path.display(),
+                    "Failed to create hardlink {} -> {}: {}",
+                    link_path.display(),
                     target_path.display(),
                     e
                 );