diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
index ca7abec5c..6274129ca 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
@@ -35,21 +35,10 @@ func walkDir(dir string) <-chan *dirEntry {
 				return nil
 			}
 			
-			links := 1
-			if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-				stat, ok := restic.ToStatT(info.Sys())
-			
-				if !ok {
-					return nil
-				}
-			
-				links = stat.nlink()
-			}
-
 			ch <- &dirEntry{
 				path: name,
 				fi:   info,
-				link: links,
+				link: nlink(),
 			}
 
 			return nil
diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
index 01c33c7af..0f7a80a04 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
+	"restic"
 )
 
 func (e *dirEntry) equals(other *dirEntry) bool {
@@ -44,3 +45,11 @@ func (e *dirEntry) equals(other *dirEntry) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+func nlink(info os.FileInfo) (uint64, error) {
+	stat, err := restic.ToStatT(info.Sys())
+	if err {
+		return nil, ok
+	}
+	return stat.nlink(info), err
+}
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diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_windows_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_windows_test.go
index d67e9ca11..fd11f17f9 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_windows_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_windows_test.go
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ func (e *dirEntry) equals(other *dirEntry) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+func nlink(info os.FileInfo) (uint64, error) {
+	return 1, err
+}
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