diff --git a/gio/gfile.c b/gio/gfile.c
index 19f5d105f..c9274cd9b 100644
--- a/gio/gfile.c
+++ b/gio/gfile.c
@@ -3736,7 +3736,7 @@ g_file_move (GFile                  *source,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
-  flags |= G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA;
+  flags |= G_FILE_COPY_ALL_METADATA | G_FILE_COPY_NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS;
   if (!g_file_copy (source, destination, flags, cancellable,
                     progress_callback, progress_callback_data,
                     error))