diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index c10ef9a44..43eb9adbd 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ and `doom-exit-window-hook'."
  autoload-compute-prefixes nil
  debug-on-error doom-debug-mode
  ffap-machine-p-known 'reject     ; don't ping things that look like domain names
+ find-file-visit-truename t       ; resolve symlinks when opening files
  idle-update-delay 2              ; update ui less often
  ;; be quiet at startup; don't load or display anything unnecessary
  inhibit-startup-message t