diff --git a/src/libcrun/utils.c b/src/libcrun/utils.c
index 1b7104a4b2..417c0b3f6e 100644
--- a/src/libcrun/utils.c
+++ b/src/libcrun/utils.c
@@ -2091,6 +2091,10 @@ copy_recursive_fd_to_fd (int srcdirfd, int dfd, const char *srcname, const char
               get_proc_self_fd_path (proc_path, fd);
 
               ret = chmod (proc_path, mode & ALLPERMS);
+              /* If the operation is still not supported, we are dealing with a
+                 symlink, so ignore it.  */
+              if (ret < 0 && errno == ENOTSUP)
+                return 0;
             }
 
           if (UNLIKELY (ret < 0))