diff --git a/src/bin/e_fm.c b/src/bin/e_fm.c
index e89318d54..e18a9c8f6 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_fm.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_fm.c
@@ -5606,7 +5606,7 @@ _e_fm2_inplace_open(const E_Fm2_Icon *ic)
    char buf[PATH_MAX];
 
    if (((!S_ISDIR(ic->info.statinfo.st_mode)) ||
-         (ic->info.link) ||
+         (ic->info.link && (!S_ISDIR(ic->info.statinfo.st_mode))) ||
          (!ic->sd->config->view.open_dirs_in_place) ||
          (ic->sd->config->view.no_subdir_jump)))
      return 0;