diff --git a/doc/us/manual.html b/doc/us/manual.html
index 217c249..a5843ed 100644
--- a/doc/us/manual.html
+++ b/doc/us/manual.html
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ LuaFileSystem offers the following functions:
     <dt><a name="symlinkattributes"></a><strong><code>lfs.symlinkattributes (filepath [, aname])</code></strong></dt>
     <dd>Identical to <a href="#attributes">lfs.attributes</a> except that
     it obtains information about the link itself (not the file it refers to).
-    This function is not available in Windows so you may want to make sure that
-    <code>lfs.symlinkattributes</code> exists before using it.
+    On Windows this function does not yet support links, and is identical to
+    <code>lfs.attributes</code>.
     </dd>
 
     <dt><a name="touch"></a><strong><code>lfs.touch (filepath [, atime [, mtime]])</code></strong></dt>
diff --git a/src/lfs.c b/src/lfs.c
index 8e94d4f..63d2dbd 100644
--- a/src/lfs.c
+++ b/src/lfs.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ typedef struct dir_data {
   #define STAT_STRUCT struct _stati64
  #endif
 #define STAT_FUNC _stati64
+#define LSTAT_FUNC STAT_FUNC
 #else
 #define _O_TEXT               0
 #define _O_BINARY             0
@@ -743,17 +744,9 @@ static int file_info (lua_State *L) {
 /*
 ** Get symbolic link information using lstat.
 */
-#ifndef _WIN32
 static int link_info (lua_State *L) {
 	return _file_info_ (L, LSTAT_FUNC);
 }
-#else
-static int link_info (lua_State *L) {
-  lua_pushboolean(L, 0);
-  lua_pushliteral(L, "symlinkattributes not supported on this platform");
-  return 2;
-}
-#endif
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/tests/test.lua b/tests/test.lua
index 7111074..6af7e9b 100644
--- a/tests/test.lua
+++ b/tests/test.lua
@@ -69,13 +69,11 @@ local new_att = assert (lfs.attributes (tmpfile))
 assert (new_att.access == testdate2, "could not set access time")
 assert (new_att.modification == testdate1, "could not set modification time")
 
-local res, err = lfs.symlinkattributes(tmpfile)
-if err ~= "symlinkattributes not supported on this platform" then
-    -- Checking symbolic link information (does not work in Windows)
-    assert (os.execute ("ln -s "..tmpfile.." _a_link_for_test_"))
-    assert (lfs.attributes"_a_link_for_test_".mode == "file")
-    assert (lfs.symlinkattributes"_a_link_for_test_".mode == "link")
-    assert (os.remove"_a_link_for_test_")
+-- Checking symbolic link information (does not work in Windows)
+if (os.execute ("ln -s "..tmpfile.." _a_link_for_test_")) then
+  assert (lfs.attributes"_a_link_for_test_".mode == "file")
+  assert (lfs.symlinkattributes"_a_link_for_test_".mode == "link")
+  assert (os.remove"_a_link_for_test_")
 end
 
 if lfs.setmode then