1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index ea8d3b2f3..3907399ee 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
 #ifdef S_ISLNK
 	  symbolic_link = 1;
 #else
-	  error (0, 0, "symbolic links not supported; making hard links");
+	  error (1, 0, "symbolic links are not supported on this system");
 #endif
 	  break;
 	case 'v':