diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/spec/spec_helper.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/spec/spec_helper.rb
index b71e1ecaeb..1e41e3de43 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ Hbc.appdir = Pathname.new(TEST_TMPDIR).join("Applications").tap(&:mkpath)
 Hbc.cache.mkpath
 Hbc.caskroom.mkpath
 Hbc.default_tap = Tap.fetch("caskroom", "spec").tap do |tap|
-  tap.path.dirname.mkpath
+  # link test casks
+  FileUtils.mkdir_p tap.path.dirname
+  FileUtils.ln_s Pathname.new(__FILE__).dirname.join("support"), tap.path
 end
 
-FileUtils.ln_s Pathname.new(__FILE__).dirname.join("support"), Hbc.default_tap.path
-
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.order = :random
   config.include(Test::Helper::Env)