diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 36ab0ded955..8f761f96fb2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ cpython = "0.5.0"
 python3-sys = "0.5.0"
 criterion = "0.3"
 
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.build-dependencies]
+powershell_script = "0.1.5"
+
 [[bench]]
 name = "execution"
 harness = false
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20d4bb07135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use powershell_script;
+
+fn main() {
+    // Run scripts/symlinks-to-hardlinks.ps1 automatically on Windows
+    if cfg!(windows) {
+        let command = "scripts/symlinks-to-hardlinks.ps1";
+
+        powershell_script::run(command, false).expect(
+            "Failed to convert symlinks into hardlinks"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/symlinks-to-hardlinks.ps1 b/scripts/symlinks-to-hardlinks.ps1
index 9ec79de4e3c..e2e7ce74672 100644
--- a/scripts/symlinks-to-hardlinks.ps1
+++ b/scripts/symlinks-to-hardlinks.ps1
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ git ls-files -s | Select-String '^120000' | ConvertFrom-String -PropertyNames Ge
     Remove-Item $symlink
     New-Item -ItemType Junction -Name $symlink -Value $src
   } else {
-    Write-Error 'error: git-rm-symlink: Not a valid source\n'
-    Write-Error '$symlink =/=> $src...'
+    Write-Error "error: git-rm-symlink: Not a valid source: $symlink =/=> $src"
     return
   }