diff -up mate-file-manager-1.5.2/libcaja-private/caja-file.c.symlink mate-file-manager-1.5.2/libcaja-private/caja-file.c
--- mate-file-manager-1.5.2/libcaja-private/caja-file.c.symlink	2013-01-19 03:31:26.757286409 +0100
+++ mate-file-manager-1.5.2/libcaja-private/caja-file.c	2013-01-19 03:32:44.377447263 +0100
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ update_info_internal (CajaFile *file,
 		}
 	}
 
-	is_symlink = g_file_info_get_is_symlink (info);
+	is_symlink = g_file_info_get_is_symlink (info) || (g_file_info_get_file_type (info) == G_FILE_TYPE_SYMBOLIC_LINK);
 	if (file->details->is_symlink != is_symlink) {
 		changed = TRUE;
 	}