diff --git a/script/tool/lib/src/analyze_command.dart b/script/tool/lib/src/analyze_command.dart
index 15a8ef2e12..2f7d28217a 100644
--- a/script/tool/lib/src/analyze_command.dart
+++ b/script/tool/lib/src/analyze_command.dart
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class AnalyzeCommand extends PackageLoopingCommand {
   /// Checks that there are no unexpected analysis_options.yaml files.
   bool _hasUnexpecetdAnalysisOptions(RepositoryPackage package) {
     final List<FileSystemEntity> files =
-        package.directory.listSync(recursive: true);
+        package.directory.listSync(recursive: true, followLinks: false);
     for (final FileSystemEntity file in files) {
       if (file.basename != 'analysis_options.yaml' &&
           file.basename != '.analysis_options') {
diff --git a/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart b/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart
index 15da8db22c..27e92dd5e0 100644
--- a/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart
+++ b/script/tool/test/analyze_command_test.dart
@@ -273,6 +273,23 @@ void main() {
           ]));
     });
 
+    test('ignores analysis options in the plugin .symlinks directory',
+        () async {
+      final RepositoryPackage plugin = createFakePlugin('foo', packagesDir,
+          extraFiles: <String>['analysis_options.yaml']);
+      final RepositoryPackage includingPackage =
+          createFakePlugin('bar', packagesDir);
+      // Simulate the local state of having built 'bar' if it includes 'foo'.
+      includingPackage.directory
+          .childDirectory('example')
+          .childDirectory('ios')
+          .childLink('.symlinks')
+          .createSync(plugin.directory.path, recursive: true);
+
+      await runCapturingPrint(
+          runner, <String>['analyze', '--custom-analysis', 'foo']);
+    });
+
     test('takes an allow config file', () async {
       final RepositoryPackage plugin = createFakePlugin('foo', packagesDir,
           extraFiles: <String>['analysis_options.yaml']);