diff --git a/templates/lxc-busybox.in b/templates/lxc-busybox.in
index e5a512a4a..246e743f0 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-busybox.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-busybox.in
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ configure_busybox()
         return 1
     fi
 
-    file $(which busybox) | grep -q "statically linked"
+    file -L $(which busybox) | grep -q "statically linked"
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         echo "warning : busybox is not statically linked."
         echo "warning : The template script may not correctly"