--- a/plugins/clock/clock.c.orig	2015-02-02 00:38:52.734340136 +0200
+++ b/plugins/clock/clock.c	2015-02-02 00:38:39.828708453 +0200
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@

       filename = g_build_filename (parent, name, NULL);

-      if (g_file_test (filename, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR))
+      if (g_file_test (filename, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR) && !g_file_test (filename, G_FILE_TEST_IS_SYMLINK))
         {
           clock_plugin_configure_zoneinfo_model_insert (store, filename);
         }