diff --git a/tests/test_scripts.py b/tests/test_scripts.py
index 9ec1d43..2fc18ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_scripts.py
+++ b/tests/test_scripts.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class ScriptTestCase(DistlibTestCase):
             bindir = os.path.join(dstdir, 'bin')
             maker = ScriptMaker(self.maker.source_dir, bindir,
                                 add_launchers=False)
-            venv.create(dstdir)
+            venv.create(dstdir, symlinks=True)
             maker.executable = os.path.join(bindir, 'python')
             filenames = maker.make('script8.py')
             p = subprocess.Popen(filenames[0], shell=True,