diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp
index 82b95da718..44e359bc21 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libkernel/File/src/Open.cpp
@@ -493,19 +493,22 @@ int APS5_VABI sceKernelUnlink(const char* path) {
     const DWORD linkAttributes = GetFileAttributesW(native.c_str());
     if (linkAttributes != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES && (linkAttributes & DirectoryLink) == DirectoryLink) directory = true;
 #endif
-    if (directory) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        if (native.has_filename()) {
-            WIN32_FIND_DATAW found{};
-            if (const HANDLE find = FindFirstFileW(native.c_str(), &found); find != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-                FindClose(find);
-                if ((found.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT) != 0 && found.dwReserved0 == IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK) {
-                    if (!RemoveDirectoryW(native.c_str())) return SceErrorFromErrno(GetLastError() == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED ? 13 : 5);
-                    RecordWrittenPath_nid_no_patch(native);
-                    return 0;
-                }
+    if (native.has_filename() && native.filename().native().find_first_of(L"*?<>\"") == std::wstring::npos) {
+        WIN32_FIND_DATAW found{};
+        if (const HANDLE find = FindFirstFileW(native.c_str(), &found); find != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+            FindClose(find);
+            constexpr DWORD DirectoryLink = FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY;
+            if ((found.dwFileAttributes & DirectoryLink) == DirectoryLink && found.dwReserved0 == IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK) {
+                if (!RemoveDirectoryW(native.c_str())) return SceErrorFromErrno(GetLastError() == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED ? 13 : 5);
+                RecordWrittenPath_nid_no_patch(native);
+                return 0;
             }
         }
+    }
+#endif
+    if (directory) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
         const DWORD attributes = GetFileAttributesW(native.c_str());
         if (attributes != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES && (attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT) != 0) {
             std::string junctionTarget;
@@ -557,4 +560,4 @@ int APS5_VABI sceKernelFcntl(int d, int command, ...) {
     return result < 0 ? SceKernelError(*__error_nid_postfix()) : result;
 }
 
-}
+}
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diff --git a/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp b/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp
index aa52049110..2e42b8995f 100644
--- a/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/tests/GuestFilesystem.cpp
@@ -1575,6 +1575,7 @@ int main() {
         Require(sceKernelRmdir(directoryLink.string().c_str()) == static_cast<int>(0x80020014u));
         Require(rmdir_nid_postfix(danglingDirectoryLink.string().c_str()) == -1 && *__error_nid_postfix() == 20);
         Require((GetFileAttributesW(directoryLink.c_str()) & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT) != 0 && std::filesystem::is_directory(linkedDirectory));
+        Require(unlink_nid_postfix((root / "directory-li*").string().c_str()) == -1 && *__error_nid_postfix() != 5 && (GetFileAttributesW(directoryLink.c_str()) & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT) != 0);
         Require(unlink_nid_postfix(directoryLink.string().c_str()) == 0 && unlink_nid_postfix(danglingDirectoryLink.string().c_str()) == 0);
     }
 #else