diff --git a/tests/xsh/relativepath.xsh b/tests/xsh/relativepath.xsh
index b759ce1..7cf2958 100644
--- a/tests/xsh/relativepath.xsh
+++ b/tests/xsh/relativepath.xsh
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ do
 				|| return 1
 			target="$(ns_realpath "${ns_testsuite_relativepath_root}/${target}")"
 			[ -d "${target}" ] || return 1
-		elif [ -L "${target}" ]
-		then
-			echo "warning: Could not use symbolic link ${target} as target" 1>&2
-			continue
 		elif [ ! -r "${target}" ]
 		then
 			echo 'warning: ' "${target} does not exists" 1>&2
 			continue
+		elif [ "${target}" != "$(ns_realpath "${target}")" ]
+		then
+			echo "warning: Could not use symbolic link ${target} as target" 1>&2
+			continue
 		fi
 		
 		if [ "${source:0:1}" != '/' ]