diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
index ce7625ca371..a36db90274c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gcc/package.py
@@ -561,9 +561,6 @@ def filter_detected_exes(cls, prefix, exes_in_prefix):
             ]
             if any(x in basename for x in substring_to_be_filtered):
                 continue
-            # Filter out links in favor of real executables
-            if os.path.islink(exe):
-                continue
 
             result.append(exe)