diff --git a/tools/cli/dev-bundle-links.js b/tools/cli/dev-bundle-links.js
index bb157dce56..d203fc973a 100644
--- a/tools/cli/dev-bundle-links.js
+++ b/tools/cli/dev-bundle-links.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ exports.makeLink = function (target, linkPath) {
   }
 };
 
+// Note: this function returns an OS-specific path!
 exports.readLink = function (linkPath) {
   linkPath = files.convertToOSPath(linkPath);
 
@@ -32,5 +33,5 @@ exports.readLink = function (linkPath) {
     linkPath = fs.readFileSync(linkPath, "utf8");
   }
 
-  return files.convertToStandardPath(linkPath);
+  return linkPath;
 };
diff --git a/tools/project-context.js b/tools/project-context.js
index da6af053f5..d1d7b01d45 100644
--- a/tools/project-context.js
+++ b/tools/project-context.js
@@ -1427,7 +1427,9 @@ _.extend(exports.ReleaseFile.prototype, {
     const newTarget = this.getDevBundle();
 
     try {
-      if (newTarget === readLink(devBundleLink)) {
+      const oldOSPath = readLink(devBundleLink);
+      const oldTarget = files.convertToStandardPath(oldOSPath);
+      if (newTarget === oldTarget) {
         // Don't touch .meteor/local/dev_bundle if it already points to
         // the right target path.
         return;