diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
index dcc5c70618..a72ce689f5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/doctor.rb
@@ -666,9 +666,10 @@ def check_for_config_scripts
   ].map(&:downcase)
 
   paths.each do |p|
-    next if whitelist.include?(p.downcase) ||
-      p.start_with?(real_cellar.to_s, HOMEBREW_CELLAR.to_s) ||
-      !File.directory?(p)
+    next if whitelist.include?(p.downcase) || !File.directory?(p)
+
+    realpath = Pathname.new(p).realpath.to_s
+    next if realpath.start_with?(real_cellar.to_s, HOMEBREW_CELLAR.to_s)
 
     scripts += Dir.chdir(p) { Dir["*-config"] }.map { |c| File.join(p, c) }
   end