diff --git a/archiver.go b/archiver.go
index ecf315e0..728d9f99 100644
--- a/archiver.go
+++ b/archiver.go
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ type Extractor interface {
 type File struct {
 	os.FileInfo
 
+	// OriginalPath is the original full path to file
+	OriginalPath string
+
 	// The original header info; depends on
 	// type of archive -- could be nil, too.
 	Header interface{}
diff --git a/tar.go b/tar.go
index 6dda50a0..e18e8b02 100644
--- a/tar.go
+++ b/tar.go
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ func (t *Tar) writeWalk(source, topLevelFolder, destination string) error {
 				FileInfo:   info,
 				CustomName: nameInArchive,
 			},
+			OriginalPath: fpath,
 			ReadCloser: file,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ func (t *Tar) Write(f File) error {
 	var linkTarget string
 	if isSymlink(f) {
 		var err error
-		linkTarget, err = os.Readlink(f.Name())
+		linkTarget, err = os.Readlink(f.OriginalPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: readlink: %v", f.Name(), err)
 		}