diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 8ce3ea0f6a..f7e62a7017 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         # Check that symlinks in kodata are chased.
         # Skip this test on Windows.
         if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]]; then
-          docker run ${testimg} --wait=false -f HEAD
+          docker run ${testimg} --wait=false -f b
         fi
 
         # Check that using ldflags to set variables works.
diff --git a/test/kodata/HEAD b/test/kodata/HEAD
deleted file mode 120000
index 68ad874ce5..0000000000
--- a/test/kodata/HEAD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../.git/HEAD
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/kodata/a b/test/kodata/a
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce01362503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kodata/a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello
diff --git a/test/kodata/b b/test/kodata/b
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..2e65efe2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kodata/b
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/kodata/refs b/test/kodata/refs
deleted file mode 120000
index dcbeeb0065..0000000000
--- a/test/kodata/refs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../.git/refs
\ No newline at end of file