diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 872ce9f1..e45a6bd4 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Lambda.prototype._rsync = function (program, src, dest, callback) {
 
     // we need the extra / after src to make sure we are copying the content
     // of the directory, not the directory itself.
-    exec('rsync -r ' + excludeArgs + ' ' + src.trim() + '/ ' + dest, function (err) {
+    exec('rsync -rL ' + excludeArgs + ' ' + src.trim() + '/ ' + dest, function (err) {
       if (err) {
         return callback(err);
       }