diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index 9db60a4f89a3d9..38f5fe9d468a8c 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1401,9 +1401,12 @@ function readdirSyncRecursive(basePath, options) {
       // of the first array within the result.
       const length = readdirResult[0].length;
       for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        // Avoid excluding symlinks, as they are not directories.
+        // Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/52663
+        const stat = binding.internalModuleStat(binding, pathModule.join(path, readdirResult[0][i]));
         const dirent = getDirent(path, readdirResult[0][i], readdirResult[1][i]);
         ArrayPrototypePush(readdirResults, dirent);
-        if (dirent.isDirectory()) {
+        if (dirent.isDirectory() || stat === 1) {
           ArrayPrototypePush(pathsQueue, pathModule.join(dirent.parentPath, dirent.name));
         }
       }