diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/SystemTempFileListener.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/SystemTempFileListener.java
index a8f54a59e52..308164b726d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/SystemTempFileListener.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.files.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/files/ui/resources/SystemTempFileListener.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public abstract class SystemTempFileListener implements IResourceChangeListener
 	    }
 	    else
 	    {
-	    	if (file.isLinked()){
+	    	if (file.isLinked(IResource.CHECK_ANCESTORS)){
 	    		return true;
 	    	}
 	    	else {