diff --git a/lib/symlink/link-file.js b/lib/symlink/link-file.js
index 7db95d90..e1caf977 100644
--- a/lib/symlink/link-file.js
+++ b/lib/symlink/link-file.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function linkStream(optResolver) {
 
     function onReflectTarget(statErr) {
       if (statErr && statErr.code !== 'ENOENT') {
-        return onWritten(statErr);
+        return callback(statErr);
       }
       // If target doesn't exist, the vinyl will still carry the target stats.
       // Let's use those to determine which kind of dangling link to create.