diff --git a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php
index 150e5f48e..4a8042abe 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Package/Archiver/ArchivableFilesFinder.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ArchivableFilesFinder extends \FilterIterator
     {
         $fs = new Filesystem();
 
-        $sources = $fs->normalizePath($sources);
+        $sources = $fs->normalizePath(realpath($sources));
 
         if ($ignoreFilters) {
             $filters = array();
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ArchivableFilesFinder extends \FilterIterator
         $this->finder = new Finder();
 
         $filter = function (\SplFileInfo $file) use ($sources, $filters, $fs) {
-            if ($file->isLink() && strpos($file->getLinkTarget(), $sources) !== 0) {
+            if ($file->isLink() && strpos($file->getRealPath(), $sources) !== 0) {
                 return false;
             }