--- a/mercurial/posix.py	Thu Aug 03 02:28:52 2023 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/posix.py	Thu Aug 03 02:34:17 2023 +0200
@@ -553,6 +553,12 @@
         return False
 
 
+if pycompat.sysplatform == b'OpenVMS':
+    # OpenVMS's symlink emulation is broken on some OpenVMS versions.
+    def checklink(path):
+        return False
+
+
 _needsshellquote: Optional[Match[bytes]] = None