diff --git a/sx-open b/sx-open
index cdc98e3..f56d9f8 100755
--- a/sx-open
+++ b/sx-open
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ handle_target() {
 		IFS=';' read target_mimetype _ <<< $( file -ib "$target" )
 		target_left=$target_mimetype
 
-		IFS=';' read target_mimetype_true _ <<< $( file -ib "$target" )
+		[[ $target_mimetype == 'inode/symlink' ]] && \
+			IFS=';' read target_mimetype_true _ <<< $( file -ibL "$target" )
 
 		set -- "${mime_handlers[@]}"
 	elif is_uri "$target"; then