diff --git a/conda_build/build.py b/conda_build/build.py
index 5f1f667575..25af32b89f 100644
--- a/conda_build/build.py
+++ b/conda_build/build.py
@@ -438,16 +438,6 @@ def create_info_files(m, files, config, prefix):
             for f in files:
                 fo.write(f + '\n')
 
-    no_link = m.get_value('build/no_link')
-    if no_link:
-        if not isinstance(no_link, list):
-            no_link = [no_link]
-    files_with_prefix = get_files_with_prefix(m, files, prefix)
-
-    no_link = m.get_value('build/no_link')
-    if no_link:
-        if not isinstance(no_link, list):
-            no_link = [no_link]
     files_with_prefix = get_files_with_prefix(m, files, prefix)
     create_info_files_json(m, config.info_dir, prefix, files, files_with_prefix)
 
@@ -533,7 +523,7 @@ def build_info_files_json(m, prefix, files, files_with_prefix):
         if prefix_placeholder and file_mode:
             file_info["prefix_placeholder"] = prefix_placeholder
             file_info["file_mode"] = file_mode
-        if file_info.get("file_type") == "hardlink" and os.stat(fi).st_nlink > 1:
+        if file_info.get("file_type") == "hardlink" and os.stat(join(prefix, fi)).st_nlink > 1:
             inode_paths = get_inode_paths(files, fi, prefix)
             file_info["inode_paths"] = inode_paths
         files_json.append(file_info)
diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index eb1c96642c..ac112f0064 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ def test_sorted_inode_first_path(testing_workdir):
     os.link(path_one, path_one_hardlink)
 
     files = ["one", "two", "one_hl"]
-    assert build.get_sorted_inode_first_path(files, "one", testing_workdir) == ["one", "one_hl"]
-    assert build.get_sorted_inode_first_path(files, "one_hl", testing_workdir) == ["one", "one_hl"]
-    assert build.get_sorted_inode_first_path(files, "two", testing_workdir) == ["two"]
+    assert build.get_inode_paths(files, "one", testing_workdir) == ["one", "one_hl"]
+    assert build.get_inode_paths(files, "one_hl", testing_workdir) == ["one", "one_hl"]
+    assert build.get_inode_paths(files, "two", testing_workdir) == ["two"]
 
 
 def test_create_info_files_json(testing_workdir, test_metadata):