diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index 4e286ca9..4d6e57ad 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -359,9 +359,13 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
 
         # If the repo still doesn't exist, fallback to cloning it
         if not os.path.exists(ud.clonedir):
-            # We do this since git will use a "-l" option automatically for local urls where possible
+            # We do this since git will use a "-l" option automatically for local urls where possible,
+            # but it doesn't work when git/objects is a symlink, only works when it is a directory.
             if repourl.startswith("file://"):
-                repourl = repourl[7:]
+                repourl_path = repourl[7:]
+                objects = os.path.join(repourl_path, 'objects')
+                if os.path.isdir(objects) and not os.path.islink(objects):
+                    repourl = repourl_path
             clone_cmd = "LANG=C %s clone --bare --mirror %s %s --progress" % (ud.basecmd, shlex.quote(repourl), ud.clonedir)
             if ud.proto.lower() != 'file':
                 bb.fetch2.check_network_access(d, clone_cmd, ud.url)