diff --git a/cmds/installd/utils.cpp b/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
index ba411cd..4fcb1f5 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
+++ b/cmds/installd/utils.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
                 if ((name[1] == '.') && (name[2] == 0)) continue;
             }
 
-            subfd = openat(dfd, name, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY);
+            subfd = openat(dfd, name, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY | O_NOFOLLOW);
             if (subfd < 0) {
                 ALOGE("Couldn't openat %s: %s\n", name, strerror(errno));
                 result = -1;