diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 6665c3a..6c8cba1 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -3780,12 +3780,12 @@
 	    }
 	}
 
-# ifdef UNIX
 	/*
 	 * Break symlinks and/or hardlinks if we've been asked to.
 	 */
 	if ((bkc_flags & BKC_BREAKSYMLINK) || (bkc_flags & BKC_BREAKHARDLINK))
 	{
+# ifdef UNIX
 	    int	lstat_res;
 
 	    lstat_res = mch_lstat((char *)fname, &st);
@@ -3801,8 +3801,18 @@
 		    && st_old.st_nlink > 1
 		    && (lstat_res != 0 || st.st_ino == st_old.st_ino))
 		backup_copy = FALSE;
+# else
+#  if defined(WIN32)
+	    /* Symlinks. */
+	    if ((bkc_flags & BKC_BREAKSYMLINK) && mch_is_symbolic_link(fname))
+		backup_copy = FALSE;
+
+	    /* Hardlinks. */
+	    if ((bkc_flags & BKC_BREAKHARDLINK) && mch_is_hard_link(fname))
+		backup_copy = FALSE;
+#  endif
+# endif
 	}
-#endif
 
 #endif