diff --git a/SOURCES/rsync-3.1.2-remove-symlinks.patch b/SOURCES/rsync-3.1.2-remove-symlinks.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d175d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/rsync-3.1.2-remove-symlinks.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff --git a/sender.c b/sender.c
+index 03e4aadd..9b432ed9 100644
+--- a/sender.c
++++ b/sender.c
+@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ extern int logfile_format_has_i;
+ extern int want_xattr_optim;
+ extern int csum_length;
+ extern int append_mode;
++extern int copy_links;
+ extern int io_error;
+ extern int flist_eof;
+ extern int allowed_lull;
+@@ -138,17 +139,16 @@ void successful_send(int ndx)
+ 		return;
+ 	f_name(file, fname);
+ 
+-	if (do_lstat(fname, &st) < 0) {
++	if ((copy_links ? do_stat(fname, &st) : do_lstat(fname, &st)) < 0) {
+ 		failed_op = "re-lstat";
+ 		goto failed;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if (S_ISREG(file->mode) /* Symlinks & devices don't need this check: */
+-	 && (st.st_size != F_LENGTH(file) || st.st_mtime != file->modtime
++	if (st.st_size != F_LENGTH(file) || st.st_mtime != file->modtime
+ #ifdef ST_MTIME_NSEC
+ 	 || (NSEC_BUMP(file) && (uint32)st.ST_MTIME_NSEC != F_MOD_NSEC(file))
+ #endif
+-	)) {
++	) {
+ 		rprintf(FERROR_XFER, "ERROR: Skipping sender remove for changed file: %s\n", fname);
+ 		return;
+ 	}
diff --git a/SPECS/rsync.spec b/SPECS/rsync.spec
index d5f6d55..57be505 100644
--- a/SPECS/rsync.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rsync.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Summary: A program for synchronizing files over a network
 Name: rsync
 Version: 3.1.2
-Release: 4%{?prerelease}%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?prerelease}%{?dist}.1
 Group: Applications/Internet
 URL: http://rsync.samba.org/
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Patch0: rsync-3.0.10-lose-track.patch
 Patch1: rsync-man.patch
 Patch3: rsync-3.0.6-iconv-logging.patch
 Patch4: rsync-3.1.2-zlib.patch
+Patch5: rsync-3.1.2-remove-symlinks.patch
 
 %description
 Rsync uses a reliable algorithm to bring remote and host files into
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ patch -p1 -i patches/copy-devices.diff
 %patch1 -p1 -b .man
 %patch3 -p1 -b .iconv-logging
 %patch4 -p1 -b .zlib
+%patch5 -p1 -b .symlinks
 
 %build
 rm -fr autom4te.cache
@@ -113,6 +115,15 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %systemd_postun_with_restart rsyncd.service
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 27 2019 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 3.1.2-6.1
+- Resolves: #1693108 - remove-source-files fails with symlinks
+
+* Mon Aug 20 2018 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 3.1.2-6
+- Related: #1615799 - reverting changes made in RHEL-7.6
+
+* Mon Aug 20 2018 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 3.1.2-5
+- Resolves: #1615799 - Rsync built-in testsuite fails with selinux enabled
+
 * Wed Oct 18 2017 Michal Ruprich - 3.1.2-4
 - Related: #1432899 - removing dependencies on perl
 - using the bundled zlib.h(#1491582)