diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a6fb5e51b26d63e46d3184786fb14550b87397fa..5f4eb4d0c2543024b512d82577b49b310a547d82 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ version 0.9.4 -- unreleased
 	 . Fixed erroneous removal of tmpfile when it didn't exit
 	rdiff:
 	 . Fixed improper include/exclude symlink dereference
+	dup:
+	 . Fixed improper include/exclude symlink dereference
     lib changes
 	vserver:
 	 . init_vservers: fixed Debian bug #351083 (improper readlink syntax)
diff --git a/handlers/dup b/handlers/dup
index 6918702634d3d87a734aad1335e1d2ec2e16f3b3..227ba8bcf11f1edc90b0dd71d696ef6ea46ee52d 100644
--- a/handlers/dup
+++ b/handlers/dup
@@ -118,12 +118,14 @@ set -o noglob
 
 # excludes
 for i in $exclude; do
+	i=`readlink -f $i`
 	str="${i//__star__/*}"
 	execstr="${execstr}--exclude '$str' "
 done
 	
 # includes 
 for i in $include; do
+	i=`readlink -f $i`
 	str="${i//__star__/*}"
 	execstr="${execstr}--include '$str' "
 done
@@ -132,7 +134,8 @@ done
 if [ $usevserver = yes ]; then
     for vserver in $vsnames; do
 	for vi in $vsinclude; do
-	    str="${vi//__star__/*}"
+	    i=`readlink -f $VROOTDIR/$vserver$vi`
+	    str="${i//__star__/*}"
 	    execstr="${execstr}--include '$VROOTDIR/$vserver$str' "
 	done
     done