diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 47069c010f..d6959192a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       run: ./v test v
 #    - name: Test v->js
 #      run: ./v -o hi.js examples/hello_v_js.v && node hi.js
+    - name: Test symlink
+      run:  ./v symlink && v -o v2 v.v
     - name: Test vid
       run: |
         git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/vid.git
diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index ecf64e48f9..0498256016 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -1035,7 +1035,8 @@ pub fn vfmt(args[]string) {
 }
 
 pub fn create_symlink() {
-	vexe := vexe_path()
+	$if windows { return }
+	vexe := os.executable()
 	link_path := '/usr/local/bin/v'
 	ret := os.system('ln -sf $vexe $link_path')
 	if ret == 0 {