diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/WorldList.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/WorldList.cpp
index f6309dbdef..dcdbc32147 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/WorldList.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/WorldList.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ WorldList::WorldList(const QString &dir)
     : QAbstractListModel(), m_dir(dir)
 {
     FS::ensureFolderPathExists(m_dir.absolutePath());
-    m_dir.setFilter(QDir::Readable | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs |
-                    QDir::NoSymLinks);
+    m_dir.setFilter(QDir::Readable | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs);
     m_dir.setSorting(QDir::Name | QDir::IgnoreCase | QDir::LocaleAware);
     m_watcher = new QFileSystemWatcher(this);
     is_watching = false;
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/legacy/LegacyModList.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/legacy/LegacyModList.cpp
index 7301eb8c22..e9948ab14b 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/legacy/LegacyModList.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/legacy/LegacyModList.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LegacyModList::LegacyModList(const QString &dir, const QString &list_file)
     : m_dir(dir), m_list_file(list_file)
 {
     FS::ensureFolderPathExists(m_dir.absolutePath());
-    m_dir.setFilter(QDir::Readable | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoSymLinks);
+    m_dir.setFilter(QDir::Readable | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs);
     m_dir.setSorting(QDir::Name | QDir::IgnoreCase | QDir::LocaleAware);
 }
 
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
index 031eebe5e8..f0c53c3929 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/mod/ModFolderModel.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 ModFolderModel::ModFolderModel(const QString &dir) : QAbstractListModel(), m_dir(dir)
 {
     FS::ensureFolderPathExists(m_dir.absolutePath());
-    m_dir.setFilter(QDir::Readable | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoSymLinks);
+    m_dir.setFilter(QDir::Readable | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files | QDir::Dirs);
     m_dir.setSorting(QDir::Name | QDir::IgnoreCase | QDir::LocaleAware);
     m_watcher = new QFileSystemWatcher(this);
     connect(m_watcher, SIGNAL(directoryChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(directoryChanged(QString)));