--- rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py.orig	2004-08-30 23:46:15.000000000 -0400
+++ rdiff_backup/fs_abilities.py	2004-08-30 23:49:02.000000000 -0400
@@ -200,9 +200,11 @@
 		tmp_rp.delete()
 
 	def set_hardlinks(self, testdir):
-		"""Set self.hardlinks to true iff hard linked files can be made"""
+		"""Set self.hardlinks to true if hard linked files can be made"""
 		hl_source = testdir.append("hardlinked_file1")
-		hl_dest = testdir.append("hardlinked_file2")
+		hl_dir = testdir.append("hl")
+		hl_dir.mkdir()
+		hl_dest = hl_dir.append("hardlinked_file2")
 		hl_source.touch()
 		try:
 			hl_dest.hardlink(hl_source.path)