diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua b/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
index 931cf4c3..c4b0df27 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/loader.lua
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function M.source_runtime(...)
   Util.walk(dir, function(path, name, t)
     local ext = name:sub(-3)
     name = name:sub(1, -5)
-    if t == "file" and (ext == "lua" or ext == "vim") and not M.disabled_rtp_plugins[name] then
+    if (t == "file" or t == "link") and (ext == "lua" or ext == "vim") and not M.disabled_rtp_plugins[name] then
       files[#files + 1] = path
     end
   end)
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
index 50d207e2..4f798005 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function M.lsmod(modname, root, fn)
     fn(modname, root .. ".lua")
   end
   M.ls(root, function(path, name, type)
-    if type == "file" and name:sub(-4) == ".lua" then
+    if (type == "file" or type == "link") and name:sub(-4) == ".lua" then
       if name == "init.lua" then
         fn(modname, path)
       else