diff --git a/recording.c b/recording.c
index cf35bb7..5772dab 100644
--- a/recording.c
+++ b/recording.c
@@ -1120,9 +1120,13 @@ void cRecordings::ScanVideoDir(const char *DirName, bool Foreground, int LinkLev
                     continue;
                     }
                  Link = 1;
+#if 0 
+                 // do not resolve the symbolic links in paths to real path
+                 // thereby keeping all the recordings under one directory
                  buffer = ReadLink(buffer);
                  if (!*buffer)
                     continue;
+#endif
                  if (stat(buffer, &st) != 0)
                     continue;
                  }