diff --git a/test/java/nio/file/Files/CopyAndMove.java b/test/java/nio/file/Files/CopyAndMove.java
index 9ac27af066943e501d983b0ef3c19b6be5e15a1f..0becc6867194758af49619a921d3a716b55e35fb 100644
--- a/test/java/nio/file/Files/CopyAndMove.java
+++ b/test/java/nio/file/Files/CopyAndMove.java
@@ -86,10 +86,12 @@ public class CopyAndMove {
         assertTrue(attrs1.isSymbolicLink() == attrs2.isSymbolicLink());
         assertTrue(attrs1.isOther() == attrs2.isOther());
 
-        // check last modified time
-        long time1 = attrs1.lastModifiedTime().toMillis();
-        long time2 = attrs2.lastModifiedTime().toMillis();
-        assertTrue(time1 == time2);
+        // check last modified time if not a symbolic link
+        if (!attrs1.isSymbolicLink()) {
+            long time1 = attrs1.lastModifiedTime().toMillis();
+            long time2 = attrs2.lastModifiedTime().toMillis();
+            assertTrue(time1 == time2);
+        }
 
         // check size
         if (attrs1.isRegularFile())