diff --git a/zip/zip.go b/zip/zip.go
index 4d29f6693..b7e37646e 100644
--- a/zip/zip.go
+++ b/zip/zip.go
@@ -795,8 +795,6 @@ func (z *ZipWriter) writeSymlink(rel, file string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fileHeader.CRC32 = crc32.ChecksumIEEE([]byte(dest))
-
 	ze := make(chan *zipEntry, 1)
 	futureReaders := make(chan chan io.Reader, 1)
 	futureReader := make(chan io.Reader, 1)