diff --git a/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm b/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
index 255c643..e20acb3 100644
--- a/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ sub free_image {
     if (defined($format) && ($format eq 'subvol')) {
 	File::Path::remove_tree($path);
     } else {
-    
-	if (! -f $path) {
+
+	if (! (-f $path || -l $path)) {
 	    warn "disk image '$path' does not exists\n";
 	    return undef;
 	}