diff --git a/libbrasero-burn/burn-plugin.c b/libbrasero-burn/burn-plugin.c
index f97bc5f..88e9d35 100644
--- a/libbrasero-burn/burn-plugin.c
+++ b/libbrasero-burn/burn-plugin.c
@@ -221,21 +221,10 @@ brasero_plugin_test_app (BraseroPlugin *plugin,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* make sure that's not a symlink pointing to something with another
-	 * name like wodim.
-	 * NOTE: we used to test the target and see if it had the same name as
-	 * the symlink with GIO. The problem is, when the symlink pointed to
-	 * another symlink, then GIO didn't follow that other symlink. And in
-	 * the end it didn't work. So forbid all symlink. */
-	if (g_file_test (prog_path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_SYMLINK)) {
-		brasero_plugin_add_error (plugin,
-		                          BRASERO_PLUGIN_ERROR_SYMBOLIC_LINK_APP,
-		                          name);
-		g_free (prog_path);
-		return;
-	}
+	/* disable symlink check on nixos */
+
 	/* Make sure it's a regular file */
-	else if (!g_file_test (prog_path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) {
+	if (!g_file_test (prog_path, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) {
 		brasero_plugin_add_error (plugin,
 		                          BRASERO_PLUGIN_ERROR_MISSING_APP,
 		                          name);