1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index abb0a2692..6ee67751b 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -2577,7 +2577,8 @@ gobble_file (char const *name, enum filetype type, ino_t inode,
       || ((print_inode || format_needs_type)
 	  && (type == symbolic_link || type == unknown)
 	  && (dereference == DEREF_ALWAYS
-	      || (command_line_arg && dereference != DEREF_NEVER)))
+	      || (command_line_arg && dereference != DEREF_NEVER)
+	      || color_symlink_as_referent))
       /* Command line dereferences are already taken care of by the above
 	 assertion that the inode number is not yet known.  */
       || (print_inode && inode == NOT_AN_INODE_NUMBER)