diff --git a/src/DirectoryMonitor.vala b/src/DirectoryMonitor.vala
index 37832df..cd64f1a 100644
--- a/src/DirectoryMonitor.vala
+++ b/src/DirectoryMonitor.vala
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class DirectoryMonitor : Object {
     // symlink support for files and directories by calling is_file_symlink_supported().
     public const FileQueryInfoFlags UNKNOWN_INFO_FLAGS = FileQueryInfoFlags.NONE;
     public const bool SUPPORT_DIR_SYMLINKS = true;
-    public const bool SUPPORT_FILE_SYMLINKS = false;
+    public const bool SUPPORT_FILE_SYMLINKS = true;
     
     public const string SUPPLIED_ATTRIBUTES = Util.FILE_ATTRIBUTES;
     
diff --git a/src/Photo.vala b/src/Photo.vala
index a4707e5..2b0f500 100644
--- a/src/Photo.vala
+++ b/src/Photo.vala
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ public abstract class Photo : PhotoSource, Dateable {
         FileInfo info = null;
         try {
             info = file.query_info(DirectoryMonitor.SUPPLIED_ATTRIBUTES,
-                FileQueryInfoFlags.NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS, null);
+                0, null);
         } catch (Error err) {
             return ImportResult.FILE_ERROR;
         }
diff --git a/src/VideoSupport.vala b/src/VideoSupport.vala
index 18d345a..db97600 100644
--- a/src/VideoSupport.vala
+++ b/src/VideoSupport.vala
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class VideoReader {
         FileInfo info = null;
         try {
             info = file.query_info(DirectoryMonitor.SUPPLIED_ATTRIBUTES,
-                FileQueryInfoFlags.NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS, null);
+                0, null);
         } catch (Error err) {
             return ImportResult.FILE_ERROR;
         }
