diff --git a/src/FileNames.cpp b/src/FileNames.cpp
index da4e36ba4..87c79adce 100644
--- a/src/FileNames.cpp
+++ b/src/FileNames.cpp
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ bool FileNames::HardLinkFile( const wxString& file1, const wxString& file2 )
 {
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 
-   return ::CreateHardLinkA( file1.c_str(), file2.c_str(), NULL );
-   //return false;
+   // Fix forced ASCII conversions and wrong argument order - MJB - 29/01/2019
+   //return ::CreateHardLinkA( file1.c_str(), file2.c_str(), NULL );  
+   return ( 0 != ::CreateHardLink( file2, file1, NULL ) );
 
 #else