diff --git a/Command/Add.hs b/Command/Add.hs
index 56e6fb2361..72aae5f3c6 100644
--- a/Command/Add.hs
+++ b/Command/Add.hs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ addSmallOverridden file = do
 	showNote "adding content to git repository"
 	let file' = fromRawFilePath file
 	s <- liftIO $ getSymbolicLinkStatus file'
-	if isSymbolicLink s
+	if not (isRegularFile s)
 		then addFile file 
 		else do
 			-- Can't use addFile because the clean filter will