diff --git a/request-key.c b/request-key.c
index bf47c0a..105fee8 100644
--- a/request-key.c
+++ b/request-key.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ static void scan_conf_dir(struct parameters *params, const char *confdir)
 	while ((d = readdir(dir))) {
 		if (d->d_name[0] == '.')
 			continue;
-		if (d->d_type != DT_UNKNOWN && d->d_type != DT_REG)
+		if (d->d_type != DT_UNKNOWN && d->d_type != DT_REG && d->d_type != DT_LNK)
 			continue;
 		l = strlen(d->d_name);
 		if (l < 5)