diff --git a/library/x509_crt.c b/library/x509_crt.c
index 38e69cc55..ca60011f7 100644
--- a/library/x509_crt.c
+++ b/library/x509_crt.c
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ cleanup:
             goto cleanup;
         }
 
-        if( !S_ISREG( sb.st_mode ) )
+        if( !( S_ISREG( sb.st_mode ) || S_ISLNK( sb.st_mode ) ) )
             continue;
 
         // Ignore parse errors