diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
index 93f815e731..dc1071b9ca 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
@@ -166,12 +166,11 @@ public:
         GenerateEdenPath(EdenPath::TASDir, eden_path / TAS_DIR);
         GenerateEdenPath(EdenPath::IconsDir, eden_path / ICONS_DIR);
 
-        //
 #ifdef _WIN32
         GenerateLegacyPath(EmuPath::RyujinxDir, GetAppDataRoamingDirectory() / RYUJINX_DIR);
 #else
         // In Ryujinx's infinite wisdom, it places EVERYTHING in the config directory on UNIX
-        // This is incredibly stupid and violates a million XDG standards, but alas,
+        // This is incredibly stupid and violates a million XDG standards, but whatever
         GenerateLegacyPath(EmuPath::RyujinxDir, GetDataDirectory("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") / RYUJINX_DIR);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp b/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp
index 905bc5018d..7670089e4a 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/symlink.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include "symlink.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -20,11 +19,9 @@ namespace Common::FS {
 
 bool CreateSymlink(const fs::path &from, const fs::path &to)
 {
-    // TODO: test this, + does it need symlink perms?
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    return CreateSymbolicLinkW(to.wstring().c_str(),
-                               from.wstring().c_str(),
-                               SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY);
+    const std::string command = fmt::format("mklink /J {} {}", to.string(), from.string());
+    return system(command.c_str()) == 0;
 #else
     std::error_code ec;
     fs::create_directory_symlink(from, to, ec);