diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn.c
index 6477cc43fa9..9e5b7772ac2 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn.c
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ static int setup_resolv_conf(const char *dest) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *resolved = NULL;
                 int found;
 
-                found = chase(where, dest, CHASE_NONEXISTENT, &resolved, NULL);
+                found = chase(where, dest, CHASE_NONEXISTENT|CHASE_NOFOLLOW, &resolved, NULL);
                 if (found < 0) {
                         log_warning_errno(found, "Failed to resolve /etc/resolv.conf path in container, ignoring: %m");
                         return 0;