diff --git a/modules/files.nix b/modules/files.nix
index d359979db..3737022e8 100644
--- a/modules/files.nix
+++ b/modules/files.nix
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ in
           if [[ -d $source ]]; then
             if [[ $recursive ]]; then
               mkdir -p "$target"
-              lndir -silent "$source" "$target"
+              lndir -silent -ignorelinks "$source" "$target"
             else
               ln -s "$source" "$target"
             fi