diff --git a/modules/files.nix b/modules/files.nix
index 59e9c2578..4252f9780 100644
--- a/modules/files.nix
+++ b/modules/files.nix
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ 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