diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-session/accounts_users_home_files_permissions/oval/shared.xml b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-session/accounts_users_home_files_permissions/oval/shared.xml
index 94bf720a340..f95ab09f377 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-session/accounts_users_home_files_permissions/oval/shared.xml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/accounts/accounts-session/accounts_users_home_files_permissions/oval/shared.xml
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@
     <unix:path var_ref="var_accounts_users_home_files_permissions_dirs" var_check="at least one"/>
     <unix:filename xsi:nil="true" />
   </unix:file_object>
+  <unix:file_state id="state_accounts_users_home_files_permissions_is_symlink" version="1">
+    <unix:type operation="equals">symbolic link</unix:type>
+  </unix:file_state>
   <unix:file_object id="object_accounts_users_home_files_permissions_files" version="1">
     <unix:behaviors recurse="directories" recurse_direction="down" max_depth="-1"
                     recurse_file_system="local"/>
     <unix:path var_ref="var_accounts_users_home_files_permissions_dirs" var_check="at least one"/>
     <unix:filename operation="pattern match">^[^\.].*</unix:filename>
+    <filter action="exclude">state_accounts_users_home_files_permissions_is_symlink</filter>
   </unix:file_object>
   <!-- #### creation of state #### -->
   <unix:file_state id="state_accounts_users_home_files_permissions_dirs" version="1" operator='AND'>
diff --git a/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja b/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja
index 883f8929ddf..d9ad023124a 100644
--- a/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja
+++ b/shared/macros/10-bash.jinja
@@ -1432,9 +1432,9 @@ for home_dir in $(awk -F':' '{ if ($3 >= {{{ uid_min }}} && $3 != {{{ nobody_uid
     # the permission is already defined as expected, therefore not impacting in possible integrity
     # check systems that also check inodes timestamps.
     {{%- if recursive %}}
-    find "$home_dir" -perm /7027 -exec chmod u-s,g-w-s,o=- {} \;
+    find "$home_dir" -perm /7027 \! -type l -exec chmod u-s,g-w-s,o=- {} \;
     {{%- else %}}
-    find "$home_dir" -maxdepth 0 -perm /7027 -exec chmod u-s,g-w-s,o=- {} \;
+    find "$home_dir" -maxdepth 0 -perm /7027 \! -type l -exec chmod u-s,g-w-s,o=- {} \;
     {{%- endif %}}
 done
 {{%- endmacro -%}}