diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
index 1b4d66afbbe5..b2cd91b31fe3 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -5336,6 +5336,7 @@ cache_fplookup_symlink(struct cache_fpl *fpl)
 	struct nameidata *ndp;
 	struct componentname *cnp;
 	struct vnode *dvp, *tvp;
+	struct pwd *pwd;
 	int error;
 
 	ndp = fpl->ndp;
@@ -5393,7 +5394,10 @@ cache_fplookup_symlink(struct cache_fpl *fpl)
 		if (__predict_false(mp == NULL)) {
 			return (cache_fpl_aborted(fpl));
 		}
-		if (!cache_fplookup_mp_supported(mp)) {
+
+		pwd = *(fpl->pwd);
+		if (!cache_fplookup_mp_supported(mp) ||
+		    pwd->pwd_adir != pwd->pwd_rdir) {
 			cache_fpl_checkpoint(fpl);
 			return (cache_fpl_partial(fpl));
 		}