diff --git a/setup-dotz.sh b/setup-dotz.sh
index 70f998a..1d0ead3 100755
--- a/setup-dotz.sh
+++ b/setup-dotz.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ _move_old_init_to_backup() {
 		"${HOME}/.bashrc")
 
 	for file in "${_init_file[@]}" ; do
-		if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+		if [ -f "$file" ] && [ ! -L "$file" ]; then
 			_mordu "Found existing ${file}, moving to ${file}.bak."
 			mv "$file" "$file.bak"
 		fi