diff -r 07425df887b5 Modules/posixmodule.c
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c	Sun Dec 01 17:27:40 2013 -0800
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c	Mon Dec 02 12:28:50 2013 +0800
@@ -1280,13 +1280,19 @@
 path_error(char *function_name, path_t *path)
 {
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-    if (path->narrow)
-        return win32_error(function_name, path->narrow);
-    if (path->wide)
-        return win32_error_unicode(function_name, path->wide);
-    return win32_error(function_name, NULL);
-#else
-    return path_posix_error(function_name, path);
+    if (path) {
+        if (path->narrow)
+            return win32_error(function_name, path->narrow);
+        if (path->wide)
+            return win32_error_unicode(function_name, path->wide);
+    } else {
+        return win32_error(function_name, NULL);
+    }
+#else
+    if (path)
+        return path_posix_error(function_name, path);
+    else
+        return posix_error();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -3389,7 +3395,7 @@
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (!result) {
-        return_value = win32_error_object("link", dst.object);
+        return_value = path_error("link", NULL);
         goto exit;
     }
 #else
@@ -3407,7 +3413,7 @@
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (result) {
-        return_value = path_error("link", &dst);
+        return_value = path_error("link", NULL);
         goto exit;
     }
 #endif
@@ -4196,7 +4202,7 @@
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (!result) {
-        return_value = win32_error_object(function_name, dst.object);
+        return_value = path_error(function_name, NULL);
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -4211,7 +4217,7 @@
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (result) {
-        return_value = path_error(function_name, &dst);
+        return_value = path_error(function_name, NULL);
         goto exit;
     }
 #endif
@@ -7433,7 +7439,7 @@
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (!result) {
-        return_value = win32_error_object("symlink", src.object);
+        return_value = path_error("symlink", NULL);
         goto exit;
     }
 
@@ -7449,7 +7455,7 @@
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
 
     if (result) {
-        return_value = path_error("symlink", &dst);
+        return_value = path_error("symlink", NULL);
         goto exit;
     }
 #endif