diff --git a/lib/thor/actions/create_link.rb b/lib/thor/actions/create_link.rb
index 51d4dab82..3c6014279 100644
--- a/lib/thor/actions/create_link.rb
+++ b/lib/thor/actions/create_link.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class CreateLink < CreateFile #:nodoc:
       # Boolean:: true if it is identical, false otherwise.
       #
       def identical?
-        exists? && File.identical?(render, destination)
+        source = File.expand_path(render, File.dirname(destination))
+        exists? && File.identical?(source, destination)
       end
 
       def invoke!
diff --git a/spec/actions/create_link_spec.rb b/spec/actions/create_link_spec.rb
index 361159b6f..2f79b692f 100644
--- a/spec/actions/create_link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/actions/create_link_spec.rb
@@ -4,93 +4,116 @@
 
 describe Thor::Actions::CreateLink, :unless => windows? do
   before do
-    @silence = false
     @hardlink_to = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, "linkdest.rb")
     ::FileUtils.rm_rf(destination_root)
     ::FileUtils.rm_rf(@hardlink_to)
   end
 
-  def create_link(destination = nil, config = {}, options = {})
-    @base = MyCounter.new([1, 2], options, :destination_root => destination_root)
-    allow(@base).to receive(:file_name).and_return("rdoc")
+  let(:config) { {} }
+  let(:options) { {} }
 
-    @tempfile = Tempfile.new("config.rb")
+  let(:base) do
+    base = MyCounter.new([1, 2], options, :destination_root => destination_root)
+    allow(base).to receive(:file_name).and_return("rdoc")
+    base
+  end
+
+  let(:tempfile) { Tempfile.new("config.rb") }
+
+  let(:source) { tempfile.path }
 
-    @action = Thor::Actions::CreateLink.new(@base, destination, @tempfile.path,
-                                            {:verbose => !@silence}.merge(config))
+  let(:destination) { "doc/config.rb" }
+
+  let(:action) do
+    Thor::Actions::CreateLink.new(base, destination, source, config)
   end
 
   def invoke!
-    capture(:stdout) { @action.invoke! }
+    capture(:stdout) { action.invoke! }
   end
 
   def revoke!
-    capture(:stdout) { @action.revoke! }
-  end
-
-  def silence!
-    @silence = true
+    capture(:stdout) { action.revoke! }
   end
 
   describe "#invoke!" do
-    it "creates a symbolic link for :symbolic => true" do
-      create_link("doc/config.rb", :symbolic => true)
-      invoke!
-      destination_path = File.join(destination_root, "doc/config.rb")
-      expect(File.exist?(destination_path)).to be true
-      expect(File.symlink?(destination_path)).to be true
+    context "specifying :symbolic => true" do
+      let(:config) { {:symbolic => true} }
+
+      it "creates a symbolic link" do
+        invoke!
+        destination_path = File.join(destination_root, "doc/config.rb")
+        expect(File.exist?(destination_path)).to be true
+        expect(File.symlink?(destination_path)).to be true
+      end
     end
 
-    it "creates a hard link for :symbolic => false" do
-      create_link(@hardlink_to, :symbolic => false)
-      invoke!
-      destination_path = @hardlink_to
-      expect(File.exist?(destination_path)).to be true
-      expect(File.symlink?(destination_path)).to be false
+    context "specifying :symbolic => false" do
+      let(:config) { {:symbolic => false} }
+      let(:destination) { @hardlink_to }
+
+      it "creates a hard link" do
+        invoke!
+        destination_path = @hardlink_to
+        expect(File.exist?(destination_path)).to be true
+        expect(File.symlink?(destination_path)).to be false
+      end
     end
 
     it "creates a symbolic link by default" do
-      create_link("doc/config.rb")
       invoke!
       destination_path = File.join(destination_root, "doc/config.rb")
       expect(File.exist?(destination_path)).to be true
       expect(File.symlink?(destination_path)).to be true
     end
 
-    it "does not create a link if pretending" do
-      create_link("doc/config.rb", {}, :pretend => true)
-      invoke!
-      expect(File.exist?(File.join(destination_root, "doc/config.rb"))).to be false
+    context "specifying :pretend => true" do
+      let(:options) { {:pretend => true} }
+      it "does not create a link" do
+        invoke!
+        expect(File.exist?(File.join(destination_root, "doc/config.rb"))).to be false
+      end
     end
 
     it "shows created status to the user" do
-      create_link("doc/config.rb")
       expect(invoke!).to eq("      create  doc/config.rb\n")
     end
 
-    it "does not show any information if log status is false" do
-      silence!
-      create_link("doc/config.rb")
-      expect(invoke!).to be_empty
+    context "specifying :verbose => false" do
+      let(:config) { {:verbose => false} }
+      it "does not show any information" do
+        expect(invoke!).to be_empty
+      end
     end
   end
 
   describe "#identical?" do
     it "returns true if the destination link exists and is identical" do
-      create_link("doc/config.rb")
-      expect(@action.identical?).to be false
+      expect(action.identical?).to be false
       invoke!
-      expect(@action.identical?).to be true
+      expect(action.identical?).to be true
+    end
+
+    context "with source path relative to destination" do
+      let(:source) do
+        destination_path = File.dirname(File.join(destination_root, destination))
+        Pathname.new(super()).relative_path_from(Pathname.new(destination_path)).to_s
+      end
+
+      it "returns true if the destination link exists and is identical" do
+        expect(action.identical?).to be false
+        invoke!
+        expect(action.identical?).to be true
+      end
     end
   end
 
   describe "#revoke!" do
     it "removes the symbolic link of non-existent destination" do
-      create_link("doc/config.rb")
       invoke!
-      File.delete(@tempfile.path)
+      File.delete(tempfile.path)
       revoke!
-      expect(File.symlink?(@action.destination)).to be false
+      expect(File.symlink?(action.destination)).to be false
     end
   end
 end