diff --git a/beets/config_default.yaml b/beets/config_default.yaml
index 82dea99d5..1854b103d 100644
--- a/beets/config_default.yaml
+++ b/beets/config_default.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import:
     write: yes
     copy: yes
     move: no
+    link: no
     delete: no
     resume: ask
     incremental: no
diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index afa54411c..f7894501e 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -449,7 +449,9 @@ def move(path, dest, replace=False):
                                   traceback.format_exc())
 
 def link(path, dest, replace=False):
-    """Create a symbolic link from path to `dest`. Raises an OSError if `dest` already exists, unless `replace` is True. Does nothing if `path` == `dest`."""
+    """Create a symbolic link from path to `dest`. Raises an OSError if 
+    `dest` already exists, unless `replace` is True. Does nothing if 
+    `path` == `dest`."""
     if (samefile(path, dest)):
         return