1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/systemd.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/systemd.bbclass
index 9a16babe43..48b364c1d4 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/systemd.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/systemd.bbclass
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ python systemd_populate_packages() {
                     base = service[:at] + '@' + service[ext:]
 
                 for path in searchpaths:
-                    if os.path.exists(oe.path.join(d.getVar("D"), path, service)):
+                    if os.path.lexists(oe.path.join(d.getVar("D"), path, service)):
                         path_found = path
                         break
                     elif base is not None: