diff --git a/src/core/indexer.rs b/src/core/indexer.rs
index 469c120..37e7d62 100644
--- a/src/core/indexer.rs
+++ b/src/core/indexer.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ impl Indexer {
             .git_ignore(true)
             .git_global(true)
             .git_exclude(true)
+            .follow_links(false)
             .build()
             .filter_map(Result::ok)
             .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_some_and(|ft| ft.is_file()))
@@ -425,6 +426,7 @@ impl ServerIndexer {
             .git_ignore(true)
             .git_global(true)
             .git_exclude(true)
+            .follow_links(false)
             .build()
             .filter_map(Result::ok)
             .filter(|e| e.file_type().is_some_and(|ft| ft.is_file()))