diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 269fd7e..de5c791 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from error import GitError, HookError, UploadError, DownloadError
 from error import ManifestInvalidRevisionError
 from error import NoManifestException
+import platform_utils
 from trace import IsTrace, Trace
 
 from git_refs import GitRefs, HEAD, R_HEADS, R_TAGS, R_PUB, R_M
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@
           dest_dir = os.path.dirname(absDest)
           if not os.path.isdir(dest_dir):
             os.makedirs(dest_dir)
-        os.symlink(relSrc, absDest)
+        platform_utils.symlink(relSrc, absDest)
       except IOError:
         _error('Cannot link file %s to %s', relSrc, absDest)
 
@@ -2379,7 +2380,8 @@
                 self.relpath, name)
           continue
       try:
-        os.symlink(os.path.relpath(stock_hook, os.path.dirname(dst)), dst)
+        platform_utils.symlink(
+            os.path.relpath(stock_hook, os.path.dirname(dst)), dst)
       except OSError as e:
         if e.errno == errno.EPERM:
           raise GitError('filesystem must support symlinks')
@@ -2478,7 +2480,8 @@
           os.makedirs(src)
 
         if name in to_symlink:
-          os.symlink(os.path.relpath(src, os.path.dirname(dst)), dst)
+          platform_utils.symlink(
+              os.path.relpath(src, os.path.dirname(dst)), dst)
         elif copy_all and not os.path.islink(dst):
           if os.path.isdir(src):
             shutil.copytree(src, dst)