diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
index cfb968f79ba1d..07772b8932d9d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -1795,11 +1795,12 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
             let now = t!(SystemTime::now().duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH));
             let _ = fs::rename(dst, format!("{}-{}", dst.display(), now.as_nanos()));
         }
-        let metadata = t!(src.symlink_metadata(), format!("src = {}", src.display()));
+        let mut metadata = t!(src.symlink_metadata(), format!("src = {}", src.display()));
         let mut src = src.to_path_buf();
         if metadata.file_type().is_symlink() {
             if dereference_symlinks {
                 src = t!(fs::canonicalize(src));
+                metadata = t!(fs::metadata(&src), format!("target = {}", src.display()));
             } else {
                 let link = t!(fs::read_link(src));
                 t!(self.symlink_file(link, dst));