diff --git a/internal/model/puller.go b/internal/model/puller.go
index 3124940d2..1559b1a40 100644
--- a/internal/model/puller.go
+++ b/internal/model/puller.go
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ func (p *Puller) performFinish(state *sharedPullerState) {
 		// Remove the file, and replace it with a symlink.
 		err = osutil.InWritableDir(func(path string) error {
 			os.Remove(path)
-			return symlinks.Create(path, string(content), state.file.Flags)
+			return symlinks.Create(string(content), path, state.file.Flags)
 		}, state.realName)
 		if err != nil {
 			l.Warnln("puller: final: creating symlink:", err)
diff --git a/internal/symlinks/symlink.go b/internal/symlinks/symlink.go
index eb6440773..19a039de8 100644
--- a/internal/symlinks/symlink.go
+++ b/internal/symlinks/symlink.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func IsSymlink(path string) (bool, error) {
 	return lstat.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0, nil
 }
 
-func Create(source, target string, flags uint32) error {
+func Create(target, source string, flags uint32) error {
 	return os.Symlink(osutil.NativeFilename(target), source)
 }
 
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ func ChangeType(path string, flags uint32) error {
 		// It should be a symlink as well hence no need to change permissions
 		// on the file.
 		os.Remove(path)
-		return Create(path, target, flags)
+		return Create(target, path, flags)
 	}, path)
 }
diff --git a/test/symlink_test.go b/test/symlink_test.go
index 8cb9e4b43..d11c8ae77 100644
--- a/test/symlink_test.go
+++ b/test/symlink_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	fd.Close()
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/fileLink", "file", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("file", "s1/fileLink", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -73,35 +73,35 @@ func TestSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/dirLink", "dir", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("dir", "s1/dirLink", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	// A link to something in the repo that does not exist
 
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/noneLink", "does/not/exist", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("does/not/exist", "s1/noneLink", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	// A link we will replace with a file later
 
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/repFileLink", "does/not/exist", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("does/not/exist", "s1/repFileLink", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	// A link we will replace with a directory later
 
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/repDirLink", "does/not/exist", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("does/not/exist", "s1/repDirLink", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	// A link we will remove later
 
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/removeLink", "does/not/exist", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("does/not/exist", "s1/removeLink", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/dirLink", "file", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("file", "s1/dirLink", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func TestSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/fileToReplace", "somewhere/non/existent", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("somewhere/non/existent", "s1/fileToReplace", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = symlinks.Create("s1/dirToReplace", "somewhere/non/existent", 0)
+	err = symlinks.Create("somewhere/non/existent", "s1/dirToReplace", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}