diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java
index 62129514ff1..b165ed46837 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class PathResource extends Resource
         try
         {
             if (Files.isSymbolicLink(path))
-                return Files.readSymbolicLink(path);
+                return path.getParent().resolve(Files.readSymbolicLink(path));
             if (Files.exists(path))
             {
                 Path real = abs.toRealPath(FOLLOW_LINKS);