diff --git a/src/datasets/data_files.py b/src/datasets/data_files.py
index e7df83f53f0..8bdfbd4323f 100644
--- a/src/datasets/data_files.py
+++ b/src/datasets/data_files.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def _resolve_single_pattern_locally(
     fs = LocalFileSystem()
     glob_iter = [PurePath(filepath) for filepath in fs.glob(pattern) if fs.isfile(filepath)]
     matched_paths = [
-        Path(filepath).resolve()
+        Path(os.path.abspath(filepath))
         for filepath in glob_iter
         if (filepath.name not in FILES_TO_IGNORE or PurePath(pattern).name == filepath.name)
         and not _is_inside_unrequested_special_dir(
diff --git a/tests/test_data_files.py b/tests/test_data_files.py
index 75d2109ce6f..f236bb49f07 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_files.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_files.py
@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@
 def complex_data_dir(tmp_path):
     data_dir = tmp_path / "complex_data_dir"
     data_dir.mkdir()
+
     (data_dir / "data").mkdir()
     with open(data_dir / "data" / "train.txt", "w") as f:
         f.write("foo\n" * 10)
     with open(data_dir / "data" / "test.txt", "w") as f:
         f.write("bar\n" * 10)
+
     with open(data_dir / "README.md", "w") as f:
         f.write("This is a readme")
     with open(data_dir / ".dummy", "w") as f:
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ def pattern_results(complex_data_dir):
 
     return {
         pattern: sorted(
-            str(Path(path).resolve())
+            str(Path(os.path.abspath(path)))
             for path in fsspec.filesystem("file").glob(os.path.join(complex_data_dir, pattern))
             if Path(path).name not in _FILES_TO_IGNORE
             and not any(
@@ -268,6 +270,14 @@ def test_fail_resolve_patterns_locally_or_by_urls(complex_data_dir):
         resolve_patterns_locally_or_by_urls(complex_data_dir, ["blablabla"])
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(os.name == "nt", reason="Windows does not support symlinks in the default mode")
+def test_resolve_patterns_locally_or_by_urls_does_not_resolve_symbolic_links(tmp_path, complex_data_dir):
+    (tmp_path / "train_data_symlink.txt").symlink_to(os.path.join(complex_data_dir, "data", "train.txt"))
+    resolved_data_files = resolve_patterns_locally_or_by_urls(str(tmp_path), ["train_data_symlink.txt"])
+    assert len(resolved_data_files) == 1
+    assert resolved_data_files[0] == tmp_path / "train_data_symlink.txt"
+
+
 def test_resolve_patterns_locally_or_by_urls_sorted_files(tmp_path_factory):
     path = str(tmp_path_factory.mktemp("unsorted_text_files"))
     unsorted_names = ["0.txt", "2.txt", "3.txt"]