diff --git a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
index 6bff2ad984d02..6d4d0168e7745 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ CWD_API int virtual_chmod(const char *filename, mode_t mode) /* {{{ */
 	int ret;
 
 	CWD_STATE_COPY(&new_state, &CWDG(cwd));
-	if (virtual_file_ex(&new_state, filename, NULL, CWD_REALPATH)) {
+	if (virtual_file_ex(&new_state, filename, NULL, link ? CWD_EXPAND : CWD_REALPATH)) {
 		CWD_STATE_FREE_ERR(&new_state);
 		return -1;
 	}