diff --git a/libasn1compiler/asn1c_save.c b/libasn1compiler/asn1c_save.c
index 2a01b41..d71db19 100644
--- a/libasn1compiler/asn1c_save.c
+++ b/libasn1compiler/asn1c_save.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 #ifdef	_WIN32
 	int use_real_copy = 1;
 #else
-	int use_real_copy = (arg->flags & A1C_SKELETONS_COPY);
+	int use_real_copy = !(arg->flags & A1C_LINK_SKELETONS);
 #endif
 
 	fname = a1c_basename(path);