diff --git a/core/autoload/projects.el b/core/autoload/projects.el
index 9d5eb2786..0d5c5d305 100644
--- a/core/autoload/projects.el
+++ b/core/autoload/projects.el
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ If NOCACHE, don't fetch a cached answer."
 (defun doom-project-find-file (dir)
   "Fuzzy-find a file under DIR."
   (without-project-cache!
-   (let ((default-directory dir)
-         (projectile-project-root dir))
+   (let* ((default-directory (file-truename dir))
+          (projectile-project-root default-directory))
      (call-interactively
       ;; completion modules may remap this command
       (or (command-remapping #'projectile-find-file)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ If NOCACHE, don't fetch a cached answer."
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun doom-project-browse (dir)
   "Traverse a file structure starting linearly from DIR."
-  (let ((default-directory dir))
+  (let ((default-directory (file-truename dir)))
     (call-interactively
      ;; completion modules may remap this command
      (or (command-remapping #'find-file)