diff --git a/Lib/ntpath.py b/Lib/ntpath.py
index 1109d448117..053092a2343 100644
--- a/Lib/ntpath.py
+++ b/Lib/ntpath.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def commonprefix(m):
 # This will always return false on systems where posix.lstat doesn't exist.
 
 def islink(path):
-	return false
+	return 0
 
 
 # Does a path exist?