diff --git a/src/osx/fswatcher_fsevents.cpp b/src/osx/fswatcher_fsevents.cpp
index cfd16768a1..7471bedf3a 100644
--- a/src/osx/fswatcher_fsevents.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/fswatcher_fsevents.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ static void FileNameFromEvent(wxFileName& eventFileName, char* path,
     {
         eventFileName.AssignDir(strPath);
     }
+    if ( flags & kFSEventStreamEventFlagItemIsSymlink )
+    {
+        eventFileName.Assign(strPath);
+    }
 }
 
 // This is the function that the FsEvents API