diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
index d439d5542..ca7abec5c 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
@@ -35,16 +35,21 @@ func walkDir(dir string) <-chan *dirEntry {
 				return nil
 			}
 			
-			stat, ok := restic.ToStatT(info.Sys())
+			links := 1
+			if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+				stat, ok := restic.ToStatT(info.Sys())
 			
-			if !ok {
-				return nil
+				if !ok {
+					return nil
+				}
+			
+				links = stat.nlink()
 			}
-			
+
 			ch <- &dirEntry{
 				path: name,
 				fi:   info,
-				link: stat.nlink(),
+				link: links,
 			}
 
 			return nil
diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
index a182898e8..01c33c7af 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ func (e *dirEntry) equals(other *dirEntry) bool {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v: GID does not match (%v != %v)\n", e.path, stat.Gid, stat2.Gid)
 		return false
 	}
+	
+	if stat.nlink() != stat2.nlink() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v: Number of links doe not match (%v != %v)\n", e.path, stat.nlink(), stat2.nlink())
+		return false
+	}
 
 	return true
 }