--- a/find/ftsfind.c
+++ b/find/ftsfind.c
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ visit(FTS *p, FTSENT *ent, struct stat *pstat)
 {
   struct predicate *eval_tree;
   
-  state.curdepth = ent->fts_level;
   state.have_stat = (ent->fts_info != FTS_NS) && (ent->fts_info != FTS_NSOK);
   state.rel_pathname = ent->fts_accpath;
   state.cwd_dir_fd   = p->fts_cwd_fd;
@@ -490,6 +489,10 @@ consider_visiting(FTS *p, FTSENT *ent)
 	}
     }
 
+  /* update state.curdepth before calling digest_mode(), because digest_mode
+   * may call following_links().
+   */
+  state.curdepth = ent->fts_level;
   if (mode)
     {
       if (!digest_mode(mode, ent->fts_path, ent->fts_name, &statbuf, 0))