diff --git a/Sources/BuildSystemIntegration/SwiftPMBuildSystem.swift b/Sources/BuildSystemIntegration/SwiftPMBuildSystem.swift
index c8e92edc..18c92809 100644
--- a/Sources/BuildSystemIntegration/SwiftPMBuildSystem.swift
+++ b/Sources/BuildSystemIntegration/SwiftPMBuildSystem.swift
@@ -169,9 +169,7 @@ package actor SwiftPMBuildSystem: BuiltInBuildSystem {
   private var targetDependencies: [BuildTargetIdentifier: Set<BuildTargetIdentifier>] = [:]
 
   static package func projectRoot(for path: URL, options: SourceKitLSPOptions) -> URL? {
-    guard var path = orLog("Getting realpath for project root", { try path.realpath }) else {
-      return nil
-    }
+    var path = path
     while true {
       let packagePath = path.appendingPathComponent("Package.swift")
       if (try? String(contentsOf: packagePath, encoding: .utf8))?.contains("PackageDescription") ?? false {
diff --git a/Tests/BuildSystemIntegrationTests/SwiftPMBuildSystemTests.swift b/Tests/BuildSystemIntegrationTests/SwiftPMBuildSystemTests.swift
index 213450c7..05616f9e 100644
--- a/Tests/BuildSystemIntegrationTests/SwiftPMBuildSystemTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/BuildSystemIntegrationTests/SwiftPMBuildSystemTests.swift
@@ -806,28 +806,21 @@ final class SwiftPMBuildSystemTests: XCTestCase {
           fallbackAfterTimeout: false
         )
       ).compilerArguments
-      let argumentsFromReal = try await unwrap(
-        buildSystemManager.buildSettingsInferredFromMainFile(
-          for: DocumentURI(aswiftReal),
-          language: .swift,
-          fallbackAfterTimeout: false
-        )
-      ).compilerArguments
 
-      // The arguments retrieved from the symlink and the real document should be the same, except that both should
-      // contain they file the build settings were created.
-      // FIXME: Or should the build settings always reference the main file?
-      XCTAssertEqual(
-        try argumentsFromSymlink.filter { try $0 != aswiftSymlink.filePath && $0 != aswiftReal.filePath },
-        try argumentsFromReal.filter { try $0 != aswiftSymlink.filePath && $0 != aswiftReal.filePath }
+      // We opened the project from a symlink. The realpath isn't part of the project and we should thus not receive
+      // build settings for it.
+      assertTrue(
+        try await unwrap(
+          buildSystemManager.buildSettingsInferredFromMainFile(
+            for: DocumentURI(aswiftReal),
+            language: .swift,
+            fallbackAfterTimeout: false
+          )
+        ).isFallback
       )
-
       assertArgumentsContain(try aswiftSymlink.filePath, arguments: argumentsFromSymlink)
       assertArgumentsDoNotContain(try aswiftReal.filePath, arguments: argumentsFromSymlink)
 
-      assertArgumentsContain(try aswiftReal.filePath, arguments: argumentsFromReal)
-      assertArgumentsDoNotContain(try aswiftSymlink.filePath, arguments: argumentsFromReal)
-
       let argsManifest = try await unwrap(
         buildSystemManager.buildSettingsInferredFromMainFile(
           for: DocumentURI(manifest),