diff --git a/lisp/mitch-packages.el b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
index d2f335e..14c8ca1 100644
--- a/lisp/mitch-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mitch-packages.el
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ Return nil if DIR is not in a hugo project at all."
 (elpaca-use-package magit
   :commands (madots magit-status magit)
   :hook (magit-mode . turn-off-line-numbers)
+  :custom (vc-follow-symlinks t)
   :config
   (defun madots--magit-buffers-p ()
     (not (not ; converts all non-nil values to t