diff --git a/all_test.go b/all_test.go
index a2bcd0c..67f1216 100644
--- a/all_test.go
+++ b/all_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 func teardown(m *testing.M) {
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data/case03/case01")
-	os.RemoveAll("test/data/case03/relative_case01")
+	os.Remove("test/data/case03/relative_foo")
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data.copy")
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data.copyTime")
 	os.RemoveAll("test/owned-by-root") // Do not check the error ;)
diff --git a/copy.go b/copy.go
index 39a0b01..f9787cd 100644
--- a/copy.go
+++ b/copy.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ func onsymlink(src, dest string, opt Options) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(orig, ".") {
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(orig) {
 			// orig is a relative link: need to add src dir to orig
 			orig = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(src), orig)
 		}
diff --git a/symlink_test.go b/symlink_test.go
index 8cad9bc..96fc4b2 100644
--- a/symlink_test.go
+++ b/symlink_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestOptions_OnSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	info, err := os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.deep/case01")
 	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
 	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
-	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.deep/relative_case01")
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.deep/relative_foo")
 	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
 	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
 
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@ func TestOptions_OnSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.shallow/case01")
 	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
 	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+	linkTarget, err := os.Readlink("test/data.copy/case03.shallow/relative_foo")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, linkTarget).ToBe("foo")
 
 	opt = Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Skip }}
 	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.skip", opt)
 	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
 	_, err = os.Stat("test/data.copy/case03.skip/case01")
 	Expect(t, os.IsNotExist(err)).ToBe(true)
+	_, err = os.Stat("test/data.copy/case03.skip/relative_foo")
+	Expect(t, os.IsNotExist(err)).ToBe(true)
 
 	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.default")
 	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
diff --git a/test/data/case03/foo b/test/data/case03/foo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test_setup_test.go b/test_setup_test.go
index e9059ba..a4492d6 100644
--- a/test_setup_test.go
+++ b/test_setup_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 func setup(m *testing.M) {
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data.copy")
 	os.MkdirAll("test/data.copy", os.ModePerm)
-	os.Symlink("test/data/case01", "test/data/case03/case01")
-	os.Symlink("../case01", "test/data/case03/relative_case01")
+	os.Symlink("../case01", "test/data/case03/case01")
+	os.Symlink("foo", "test/data/case03/relative_foo")
 	os.Chmod("test/data/case07/dir_0555", 0o555)
 	os.Chmod("test/data/case07/file_0444", 0o444)
 	syscall.Mkfifo("test/data/case11/foo/bar", 0o555)
diff --git a/test_setup_x_test.go b/test_setup_x_test.go
index 97ff6af..14a393a 100644
--- a/test_setup_x_test.go
+++ b/test_setup_x_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 func setup(m *testing.M) {
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data.copy")
 	os.MkdirAll("test/data.copy", os.ModePerm)
-	os.Symlink("test/data/case01", "test/data/case03/case01")
+	os.Symlink("../case01", "test/data/case03/case01")
 	os.Chmod("test/data/case07/dir_0555", 0555)
 	os.Chmod("test/data/case07/file_0444", 0444)
 }