diff --git a/cmd/podman/main.go b/cmd/podman/main.go
index dd5b984d8d..77bab16a87 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/main.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:debug winsymlink=0
 package main
 
 import (