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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index aca98412ae16..1293a6e8f260 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(bool reserveSpace)
     Path gcRootsDir = settings.nixStateDir + "/gcroots";
     if (!pathExists(gcRootsDir)) {
         createDirs(gcRootsDir);
-        if (symlink(profilesDir.c_str(), (gcRootsDir + "/profiles").c_str()) == -1)
-            throw SysError(format("creating symlink to `%1%'") % profilesDir);
+        createSymlink(profilesDir, gcRootsDir + "/profiles");
     }
 
     checkStoreNotSymlink();