diff --git a/src/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContents.php b/src/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContents.php
index 8cc9bee9..ffed9c30 100644
--- a/src/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContents.php
+++ b/src/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContents.php
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ static function (string $path) use ($additionalIniDirectory): bool {
             );
         }
 
+        // Make sure all symlinks are resolved
+        $allIniFiles = array_filter(array_map('realpath', $allIniFiles));
+
         $regex = sprintf(
             '/^(%s\s*=\s*%s)/m',
             $package->extensionType() === ExtensionType::PhpModule ? 'extension' : 'zend_extension',
diff --git a/test/unit/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContentsTest.php b/test/unit/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContentsTest.php
index 9eca6987..e596825e 100644
--- a/test/unit/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContentsTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/Installing/Ini/RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContentsTest.php
@@ -18,15 +18,21 @@
 use Php\Pie\Platform\ThreadSafetyMode;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\RequiresOperatingSystemFamily;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 
 use function file_get_contents;
 use function file_put_contents;
+use function is_link;
 use function mkdir;
+use function realpath;
+use function symlink;
 use function sys_get_temp_dir;
+use function tempnam;
 use function uniqid;
+use function unlink;
 
 use const DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
 
@@ -42,7 +48,7 @@ public function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
-        $this->iniFilePath = sys_get_temp_dir() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . uniqid('pie_remove_ini_test', true);
+        $this->iniFilePath = realpath(sys_get_temp_dir()) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . uniqid('pie_remove_ini_test', true);
         mkdir($this->iniFilePath);
         Assert::positiveInteger(file_put_contents(
             $this->iniFilePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'with_commented_exts.ini',
@@ -121,4 +127,66 @@ public function testRelevantIniFilesHaveExtensionRemoved(ExtensionType $extensio
             file_get_contents($this->iniFilePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'with_active_exts.ini'),
         );
     }
+
+    #[RequiresOperatingSystemFamily('Linux')]
+    public function testSymlinkedIniFilesAreResolved(): void
+    {
+        $realIni      = $this->iniFilePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'with_active_exts.ini';
+        $symlinkedIni = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'pie_ini_removal_test_link_');
+        unlink($symlinkedIni);
+        symlink($realIni, $symlinkedIni);
+        self::assertTrue(is_link($symlinkedIni));
+
+        $phpBinaryPath = $this->createMock(PhpBinaryPath::class);
+        $phpBinaryPath
+            ->method('loadedIniConfigurationFile')
+            ->willReturn($symlinkedIni);
+        $phpBinaryPath
+            ->method('additionalIniDirectory')
+            ->willReturn(null);
+
+        $package = new Package(
+            $this->createMock(CompletePackageInterface::class),
+            ExtensionType::PhpModule,
+            ExtensionName::normaliseFromString('foobar'),
+            'foobar/foobar',
+            '1.2.3',
+            null,
+        );
+
+        $targetPlatform = new TargetPlatform(
+            OperatingSystem::NonWindows,
+            OperatingSystemFamily::Linux,
+            $phpBinaryPath,
+            Architecture::x86_64,
+            ThreadSafetyMode::ThreadSafe,
+            1,
+            null,
+        );
+
+        $affectedFiles = (new RemoveIniEntryWithFileGetContents())(
+            $package,
+            $targetPlatform,
+            $this->createMock(OutputInterface::class),
+        );
+
+        self::assertSame(
+            [$realIni],
+            $affectedFiles,
+        );
+
+        self::assertTrue(is_link($symlinkedIni));
+
+        $expectedIniContent = "; extension=foobar ; removed by PIE\nzend_extension=foobar\n";
+        self::assertSame(
+            $expectedIniContent,
+            file_get_contents($realIni),
+        );
+        self::assertSame(
+            $expectedIniContent,
+            file_get_contents($symlinkedIni),
+        );
+
+        unlink($symlinkedIni);
+    }
 }