diff --git a/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp b/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
index e64f2c6..58c6426 100644
--- a/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
+++ b/include/ghc/filesystem.hpp
@@ -1895,9 +1895,9 @@ GHC_INLINE void create_symlink(const path& target_name, const path& new_symlink,
 #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
 #endif
     if (api_call) {
-        if (api_call(detail::fromUtf8<std::wstring>(new_symlink.u8string()).c_str(), detail::fromUtf8<std::wstring>(target_name.u8string()).c_str(), to_directory ? 1 : 0) == 0) {
+        if (api_call(GHC_NATIVEWP(new_symlink), GHC_NATIVEWP(target_name), to_directory ? 1 : 0) == 0) {
             auto result = ::GetLastError();
-            if (result == ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD && api_call(detail::fromUtf8<std::wstring>(new_symlink.u8string()).c_str(), detail::fromUtf8<std::wstring>(target_name.u8string()).c_str(), to_directory ? 3 : 2) != 0) {
+            if (result == ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD && api_call(GHC_NATIVEWP(new_symlink), GHC_NATIVEWP(target_name), to_directory ? 3 : 2) != 0) {
                 return;
             }
             ec = detail::make_system_error(result);