diff --git a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
index 4188beaafce..ff0c7a68236 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static int tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, int start, int len, int *ll, time_t *t, i
 			wchar_t * reparsetarget;
 			BOOL isVolume = FALSE;
 			char *printname = NULL, *substitutename = NULL;
-			int substitutename_len;
+			size_t substitutename_len;
 			int substitutename_off = 0;
 
 			if(++(*ll) > LINK_MAX) {
@@ -894,7 +894,8 @@ static int tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, int start, int len, int *ll, time_t *t, i
 				}
 
 				substitutename_len = pbuffer->MountPointReparseBuffer.SubstituteNameLength / sizeof(WCHAR);
-				substitutename = php_win32_ioutil_w_to_any(reparsetarget + pbuffer->MountPointReparseBuffer.SubstituteNameOffset / sizeof(WCHAR));
+				substitutename = php_win32_cp_conv_w_to_any(reparsetarget + pbuffer->MountPointReparseBuffer.SubstituteNameOffset / sizeof(WCHAR),
+										substitutename_len, &substitutename_len);
 				if (!substitutename) {
 					free_alloca(pbuffer, use_heap_large);
 					free_alloca(tmp, use_heap);
@@ -916,7 +917,8 @@ static int tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, int start, int len, int *ll, time_t *t, i
 
 
 				substitutename_len = pbuffer->MountPointReparseBuffer.SubstituteNameLength / sizeof(WCHAR);
-				substitutename = php_win32_ioutil_w_to_any(reparsetarget + pbuffer->MountPointReparseBuffer.SubstituteNameOffset / sizeof(WCHAR));
+				substitutename = php_win32_cp_conv_w_to_any(reparsetarget + pbuffer->MountPointReparseBuffer.SubstituteNameOffset / sizeof(WCHAR),
+										substitutename_len, &substitutename_len);
 				if (!substitutename) {
 					free_alloca(pbuffer, use_heap_large);
 					free_alloca(tmp, use_heap);
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/windows_links/bug73962.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/windows_links/bug73962.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6d578386e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/windows_links/bug73962.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #73962 bug with symlink related to cyrillic directory
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) != 'WIN' ) {
+    die('skip windows only test');
+}
+include_once __DIR__ . '/common.inc';
+$ret = exec('mklink bug48746_tmp.lnk ' . __FILE__ .' 2>&1', $out);
+if (strpos($ret, 'privilege')) {
+	die('skip. SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege not enable for this user.');
+}
+unlink('bug48746_tmp.lnk');
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+include_once __DIR__ . '/common.inc';
+$mountvol = get_mountvol();
+$old_dir = __DIR__;
+$dirname = '"' . __DIR__ . "\\mnt\\test\\новая папка" . '"';
+exec("mkdir " . $dirname, $output, $ret_val);
+chdir(__DIR__ . "\\mnt\\test");
+$drive = substr(__DIR__, 0, 2);
+$pathwithoutdrive = substr(__DIR__, 2);
+$ret = exec($mountvol . " " . $drive . " /L", $output, $ret_val);
+exec("mklink /d mounted_volume " . $ret, $output, $ret_val);
+$fullpath = "mounted_volume" . $pathwithoutdrive;
+exec("mklink /d mklink_symlink \"новая папка\"", $output, $ret_val);
+file_put_contents("mklink_symlink\\a.php", "<?php echo \"I am included.\n\" ?>");
+file_put_contents("$fullpath\\mnt\\test\\новая папка\\b.php", "<?php echo \"I am included.\n\" ?>");
+var_dump(scandir("mklink_symlink"));
+var_dump(scandir("$fullpath\\mnt\\test\\новая папка"));
+var_dump(scandir("$fullpath\\mnt\\test\\mklink_symlink"));
+var_dump(is_readable("$fullpath\\mnt\\test\\mklink_symlink\b.php"));
+unlink("$fullpath\\mnt\\test\\новая папка\\b.php");
+unlink("mklink_symlink\\a.php");
+chdir($old_dir);
+rmdir(__DIR__ . "\\mnt\\test\\новая папка");
+rmdir(__DIR__ . "\\mnt\\test\\mklink_symlink");
+rmdir(__DIR__ . "\\mnt\\test\\mounted_volume");
+rmdir(__DIR__ . "\\mnt\\test");
+rmdir(__DIR__ . "\\mnt");
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(4) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(1) "."
+  [1]=>
+  string(2) ".."
+  [2]=>
+  string(5) "a.php"
+  [3]=>
+  string(5) "b.php"
+}
+array(4) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(1) "."
+  [1]=>
+  string(2) ".."
+  [2]=>
+  string(5) "a.php"
+  [3]=>
+  string(5) "b.php"
+}
+array(4) {
+  [0]=>
+  string(1) "."
+  [1]=>
+  string(2) ".."
+  [2]=>
+  string(5) "a.php"
+  [3]=>
+  string(5) "b.php"
+}
+bool(true)
+