diff --git a/nix-js/src/runtime.rs b/nix-js/src/runtime.rs
index 23d3741..81dfe4d 100644
--- a/nix-js/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/nix-js/src/runtime.rs
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ fn op_import<Ctx: RuntimeContext>(
 
     let current_dir = ctx.get_current_dir();
     let mut absolute_path = current_dir
-        .join(&path)
-        .canonicalize()
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to resolve path {}: {}", path, e))?;
+        .join(&path);
+        // Do NOT resolve symlinks (eval-okay-symlink-resolution)
+        // TODO: is this correct?
+        // .canonicalize()
+        // .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to resolve path {}: {}", path, e))?;
     if absolute_path.is_dir() {
         absolute_path.push("default.nix")
     }