diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index d5f6acfad..1f58fa5cd 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -350,8 +350,7 @@ int git_futils_mkdir(
 			int tmp_errno = errno;
 
 			/* ignore error if directory already exists */
-			if (p_stat(make_path.ptr, &st) < 0 ||
-				!(S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))) {
+			if (p_stat(make_path.ptr, &st) < 0 || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
 				errno = tmp_errno;
 				giterr_set(GITERR_OS, "Failed to make directory '%s'", make_path.ptr);
 				goto done;