diff --git a/src/archive/tar.rs b/src/archive/tar.rs
index b0285e8..7b9b53a 100644
--- a/src/archive/tar.rs
+++ b/src/archive/tar.rs
@@ -38,18 +38,14 @@ pub fn unpack_archive(reader: Box<dyn Read>, output_folder: &Path, quiet: bool)
                     .link_name()?
                     .ok_or_else(|| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, "Missing symlink target"))?;
 
-                if target.is_file() {
-                    #[cfg(unix)]
-                    std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&target, &full_path)?;
-                    #[cfg(windows)]
-                    std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&target, &full_path)?;
-                }
-                if target.is_dir() {
-                    #[cfg(unix)]
-                    std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&target, &full_path)?;
-                    #[cfg(windows)]
-                    std::os::windows::fs::symlink_dir(&target, &full_path)?;
-                }
+                #[cfg(unix)]
+                std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&target, &full_path)?;
+
+                // FIXME: how to detect whether the destination is a folder or a regular file?
+                // regular file should use fs::symlink_file
+                // folder should use fs::symlink_file
+                #[cfg(windows)]
+                std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&target, &full_path)?;
             }
             tar::EntryType::Regular | tar::EntryType::Directory => {
                 file.unpack_in(output_folder)?;