diff --git a/Source/cmArchiveWrite.cxx b/Source/cmArchiveWrite.cxx
index 25dc8ba487..eab8a592a9 100644
--- a/Source/cmArchiveWrite.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmArchiveWrite.cxx
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ bool cmArchiveWrite::AddPath(const char* path,
     {
     return false;
     }
-  if(!cmSystemTools::FileIsDirectory(path))
+  if(!cmSystemTools::FileIsDirectory(path) ||
+    cmSystemTools::FileIsSymlink(path))
     {
     return true;
     }