diff --git a/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs b/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs
index 0968be8a7e..eddb0dc9b6 100644
--- a/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs
+++ b/cli/npm/managed/resolvers/local.rs
@@ -1035,12 +1035,18 @@ fn junction_or_symlink_dir(
       if symlink_err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied =>
     {
       USE_JUNCTIONS.store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-      junction::create(old_path, new_path).map_err(Into::into)
+      junction::create(old_path, new_path)
+        .context("Failed creating junction in node_modules folder")
+    }
+    Err(symlink_err) => {
+      log::warn!(
+        "{} Unexpected error symlinking node_modules: {symlink_err}",
+        colors::yellow("Warning")
+      );
+      USE_JUNCTIONS.store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+      junction::create(old_path, new_path)
+        .context("Failed creating junction in node_modules folder")
     }
-    Err(symlink_err) => Err(
-      AnyError::from(symlink_err)
-        .context("Failed creating symlink in node_modules folder"),
-    ),
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/util/fs.rs b/cli/util/fs.rs
index 2c34f486ad..d36c02242c 100644
--- a/cli/util/fs.rs
+++ b/cli/util/fs.rs
@@ -565,7 +565,9 @@ pub fn symlink_dir(oldpath: &Path, newpath: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
     use std::os::windows::fs::symlink_dir;
     symlink_dir(oldpath, newpath).map_err(|err| {
       if let Some(code) = err.raw_os_error() {
-        if code as u32 == winapi::shared::winerror::ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD {
+        if code as u32 == winapi::shared::winerror::ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD
+          || code as u32 == winapi::shared::winerror::ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION
+        {
           return err_mapper(err, Some(ErrorKind::PermissionDenied));
         }
       }