diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index ba0bff4..b985e2b 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -8029,7 +8029,7 @@
     }
 
     last_chdir_reason = NULL;
-    shorten_fnames(TRUE);
+    shorten_fnames(vim_strchr(p_cpo, CPO_NOSYMLINKS) == NULL);
 }
 
 /*