diff --git a/include/scan.mk b/include/scan.mk
index a0ee1ad678..04add4016c 100644
--- a/include/scan.mk
+++ b/include/scan.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endef
 
 $(FILELIST):
 	rm -f tmp/info/.files-$(SCAN_TARGET)-*
-	find -L $(SCAN_DIR) $(SCAN_EXTRA) -mindepth 1 $(if $(SCAN_DEPTH),-maxdepth $(SCAN_DEPTH)) -name Makefile | xargs grep -HE 'call (Build/DefaultTargets|KernelPackage|Build(Package|Kernel))' | sed -e 's#^$(SCAN_DIR)/##' -e 's#/Makefile:.*##' | uniq > $@
+	find -follow $(SCAN_DIR) $(SCAN_EXTRA) -mindepth 1 $(if $(SCAN_DEPTH),-maxdepth $(SCAN_DEPTH)) -name Makefile | xargs grep -HE 'call (Build/DefaultTargets|KernelPackage|Build(Package|Kernel))' | sed -e 's#^$(SCAN_DIR)/##' -e 's#/Makefile:.*##' | uniq > $@
 
 tmp/info/.files-$(SCAN_TARGET).mk: $(FILELIST)
 	( \