diff --git a/lib/tinymce/rails/asset_installer.rb b/lib/tinymce/rails/asset_installer.rb
index b61ed60c..83403b81 100644
--- a/lib/tinymce/rails/asset_installer.rb
+++ b/lib/tinymce/rails/asset_installer.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def move_asset(src, dest)
       
       def symlink_asset(src, dest)
         with_asset(src, dest) do |src, dest|
-          unless File.exists?(dest) && File.readlink(dest) == src
+          unless File.exists?(dest) && File.symlink?(dest) && File.readlink(dest) == src
             logger.info "Creating symlink #{dest}"
             FileUtils.ln_s(src, dest, :force => true)
           else