diff --git a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
index f8f415ac..83c2a9fc 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/FileSystemUtils.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ int FILESYSTEM_init(char *argvZero)
 	char output[MAX_PATH];
 	int mkdirResult;
 
+        PHYSFS_permitSymbolicLinks(1);
 	PHYSFS_init(argvZero);
 
 	/* Determine the OS user directory */