diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java
index d8a6c35d6..57d7ae8d9 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ public class SymlinkTest extends BuildFileTest {
     }
 
     public void tearDown() {
-        executeTarget("teardown");
+        if (supportsSymlinks) {
+            executeTarget("teardown");
+        }
     }
 
 }