diff -r 7d96679c5d46 Lib/test/test_os.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py	Sun Jan 22 11:24:29 2012 -0500
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py	Sun Jan 22 19:10:15 2012 +0100
@@ -500,7 +500,12 @@
             f.write("I'm " + path + " and proud of it.  Blame test_os.\n")
             f.close()
         if support.can_symlink():
-            os.symlink(os.path.abspath(t2_path), link_path)
+            if os.name == 'nt':
+                def symlink_to_dir(src, dest):
+                    os.symlink(src, dest, True)
+            else:
+                symlink_to_dir = os.symlink
+            symlink_to_dir(os.path.abspath(t2_path), link_path)
             sub2_tree = (sub2_path, ["link"], ["tmp3"])
         else:
             sub2_tree = (sub2_path, [], ["tmp3"])
@@ -1131,7 +1136,7 @@
             os.remove(self.missing_link)
 
     def test_directory_link(self):
-        os.symlink(self.dirlink_target, self.dirlink)
+        os.symlink(self.dirlink_target, self.dirlink, True)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.dirlink))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(self.dirlink))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.dirlink))
diff -r 7d96679c5d46 Modules/posixmodule.c
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c	Sun Jan 22 11:24:29 2012 -0500
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c	Sun Jan 22 19:10:15 2012 +0100
@@ -6551,7 +6551,6 @@
     wchar_t *wsrc, *wdest;
     int target_is_directory = 0;
     DWORD res;
-    WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA src_info;
 
     if (!check_CreateSymbolicLinkW())
     {
@@ -6581,16 +6580,6 @@
     if (wsrc == NULL)
         goto error;
 
-    /* if src is a directory, ensure target_is_directory==1 */
-    if(
-        GetFileAttributesExW(
-            wsrc, GetFileExInfoStandard, &src_info
-        ))
-    {
-        target_is_directory = target_is_directory ||
-            (src_info.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY);
-    }
-
     Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
     res = Py_CreateSymbolicLinkW(wdest, wsrc, target_is_directory);
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS