diff -r 6c9044f04756 -r 2847a3deedf9 src/Pure/System/cygwin.scala
--- a/src/Pure/System/cygwin.scala	Mon Jun 28 14:11:53 2021 +0200
+++ b/src/Pure/System/cygwin.scala	Mon Jun 28 14:24:50 2021 +0200
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@
   def link(content: String, target: JFile): Unit =
   {
     val target_path = target.toPath
-
-    using(Files.newBufferedWriter(target_path, UTF8.charset))(
-      _.write("!<symlink>" + content + "\u0000"))
-
+    Files.writeString(target_path, "!<symlink>" + content + "\u0000")
     Files.setAttribute(target_path, "dos:system", true)
   }
 }