diff --git a/multistep/commonsteps/step_download.go b/multistep/commonsteps/step_download.go
index e0a4272cd..20900b476 100644
--- a/multistep/commonsteps/step_download.go
+++ b/multistep/commonsteps/step_download.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const defaultGetterReadTimeout time.Duration = 30 * time.Minute
 
 var defaultGetterClient = getter.Client{
 	// Disable writing and reading through symlinks.
-	DisableSymlinks: true,
+	//DisableSymlinks: true,
 	// The order of the Getters in the list may affect the result
 	// depending if the Request.Src is detected as valid by multiple getters
 	Getters: []getter.Getter{