diff --git a/client/text_query.py b/client/text_query.py
index 9ca2a647c..b085bb12a 100644
--- a/client/text_query.py
+++ b/client/text_query.py
@@ -497,6 +497,10 @@ def search_orphaned_files(Equo = None):
                     filename.startswith("/usr/lib64/perl")):
                     continue
 
+                # filter symlinks, broken ones will be reported
+                if os.path.islink(filename) and os.path.lexists(filename):
+                    continue
+
                 mask = [x for x in Equo.SystemSettings['system_dirs_mask'] if \
                     filename.startswith(x)]
                 if mask:
diff --git a/conf/fsdirsmask.conf b/conf/fsdirsmask.conf
index 255907d28..d2bffd990 100644
--- a/conf/fsdirsmask.conf
+++ b/conf/fsdirsmask.conf
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
 /var/spool/cron
 /var/tmp
 /var/www
-
+/usr/local
\ No newline at end of file