diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 7e302b32..5df4829d 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,7 @@ int uv_fs_symlink(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_fs_t* req, const char* path,
   if (cb) {
     uv_fs_req_init_async(loop, req, UV_FS_SYMLINK, path, pathw, cb);
     req->new_pathw = new_pathw;
+    req->file_flags = flags;
     req->flags |= UV_FS_FREE_NEW_PATH;
     QUEUE_FS_TP_JOB(loop, req);
   } else {