diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
index 9804bfcc4a0..9ae25070913 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/builder.lua
@@ -189,7 +189,11 @@ function Builder:build_symlink(node)
     symlink_formatted = string.format("%s%s%s", symlink_formatted, arrow, link_to)
   end
 
-  return { str = icon, hl = { "NvimTreeSymlinkIcon" } }, { str = symlink_formatted, hl = { "NvimTreeSymlink" } }
+  if self.opts.renderer.icons.show.file then
+    return { str = icon, hl = { "NvimTreeSymlinkIcon" } }, { str = symlink_formatted, hl = { "NvimTreeSymlink" } }
+  else
+    return { str = "", hl = {} }, { str = symlink_formatted, hl = { "NvimTreeSymlink" } }
+  end
 end
 
 ---@private
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/icons.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/icons.lua
index 93f1a7bffca..f2eed6837af 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/icons.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/renderer/components/icons.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ end
 ---@return string icon
 ---@return string? name
 local function get_folder_icon_default(node, has_children)
-  local is_symlink = node.links_to ~= nil
+  local is_symlink = node.link_to ~= nil
   local n
   if is_symlink and node.open then
     n = M.config.glyphs.folder.symlink_open