diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index d31d9ce41..25ec262b6 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ endef
 define all-java-files-under
 $(patsubst ./%,%, \
   $(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; \
-          find $(1) -name "*.java" -and -not -name ".*") \
+          find -L $(1) -name "*.java" -and -not -name ".*") \
  )
 endef
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ endef
 define all-c-files-under
 $(patsubst ./%,%, \
   $(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; \
-          find $(1) -name "*.c" -and -not -name ".*") \
+          find -L $(1) -name "*.c" -and -not -name ".*") \
  )
 endef
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ endef
 define all-Iaidl-files-under
 $(patsubst ./%,%, \
   $(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; \
-          find $(1) -name "I*.aidl" -and -not -name ".*") \
+          find -L $(1) -name "I*.aidl" -and -not -name ".*") \
  )
 endef
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ endef
 define all-logtags-files-under
 $(patsubst ./%,%, \
   $(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; \
-          find $(1) -name "*.logtags" -and -not -name ".*") \
+          find -L $(1) -name "*.logtags" -and -not -name ".*") \
   )
 endef
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ endef
 define all-proto-files-under
 $(patsubst ./%,%, \
   $(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; \
-          find $(1) -name "*.proto" -and -not -name ".*") \
+          find -L $(1) -name "*.proto" -and -not -name ".*") \
   )
 endef
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ endef
 define all-renderscript-files-under
 $(patsubst ./%,%, \
   $(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; \
-          find $(1) -name "*.rs" -and -not -name ".*") \
+          find -L $(1) -name "*.rs" -and -not -name ".*") \
   )
 endef
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ endef
 define all-html-files-under
 $(patsubst ./%,%, \
   $(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; \
-          find $(1) -name "*.html" -and -not -name ".*") \
+          find -L $(1) -name "*.html" -and -not -name ".*") \
  )
 endef
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ endef
 ###########################################################
 
 define find-subdir-files
-$(patsubst ./%,%,$(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; find $(1)))
+$(patsubst ./%,%,$(shell cd $(LOCAL_PATH) ; find -L $(1)))
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ endef
 
 define find-subdir-subdir-files
 $(filter-out $(patsubst %,$(1)/%,$(3)),$(patsubst ./%,%,$(shell cd \
-            $(LOCAL_PATH) ; find $(1) -maxdepth 1 -name $(2))))
+            $(LOCAL_PATH) ; find -L $(1) -maxdepth 1 -name $(2))))
 endef
 
 ###########################################################