diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py
index 23a733c9bab..b443eee1343 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py
@@ -2243,12 +2243,14 @@ def merge_kubernetes_configurations(existing_file, addition_file, replace, conte
         existing['current-context'] = addition['current-context']
 
     # check that ~/.kube/config is only read- and writable by its owner
-    if platform.system() != 'Windows':
-        existing_file_perms = "{:o}".format(
-            stat.S_IMODE(os.lstat(existing_file).st_mode))
-        if not existing_file_perms.endswith('600'):
-            logger.warning('%s has permissions "%s".\nIt should be readable and writable only by its owner.',
-                           existing_file, existing_file_perms)
+    if platform.system() != "Windows" and not os.path.islink(existing_file):
+        existing_file_perms = "{:o}".format(stat.S_IMODE(os.lstat(existing_file).st_mode))
+        if not existing_file_perms.endswith("600"):
+            logger.warning(
+                '%s has permissions "%s".\nIt should be readable and writable only by its owner.',
+                existing_file,
+                existing_file_perms,
+            )
 
     with open(existing_file, 'w+') as stream:
         yaml.safe_dump(existing, stream, default_flow_style=False)