diff --git a/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp b/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp
--- a/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/file/fileindexerconfig.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@
             }
         }
     }
+    // Resolve symlinks in excludeFolders
+    for (int i = 0; i < excludeFoldersPlain.size(); i++) {
+        QString resolvedPath = QFileInfo(excludeFoldersPlain.at(i)).canonicalFilePath();
+        excludeFoldersPlain.replace(i, resolvedPath);
+    }
 
     m_folderCache.clear();
     insertSortFolders(includeFoldersPlain, true, m_folderCache);