diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index 677556ab0..220eccb30 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -1270,7 +1270,8 @@ fn sort_entries(entries: &mut Vec<PathData>, config: &Config) {
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn is_hidden(file_path: &DirEntry) -> bool {
-    let metadata = fs::metadata(file_path.path()).unwrap();
+    let path = file_path.path();
+    let metadata = fs::metadata(&path).unwrap_or_else(|_| fs::symlink_metadata(&path).unwrap());
     let attr = metadata.file_attributes();
     (attr & 0x2) > 0
 }