diff --git a/conf.d/link_confs.py b/conf.d/link_confs.py
index 0c42efb..5a78d8d 100644
--- a/conf.d/link_confs.py
+++ b/conf.d/link_confs.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import argparse
+import platform
 
 if __name__=='__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
             break
         except OSError as e:
             # Symlink privileges are not available
-            if len(e.args) == 1 and 'privilege' in e.args[0]:
+            if platform.system().lower() == 'windows' and e.winerror == 1314:
                 break
             raise
         except FileExistsError: