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 e246359..669986d 100644
--- a/SPECS/rsync.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rsync.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Summary: A program for synchronizing files over a network
 Name: rsync
 Version: 3.1.3
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 Group: Applications/Internet
 URL: http://rsync.samba.org/
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ License: GPLv3+
 Patch0: rsync-man.patch
 Patch1: rsync-3.0.6-iconv-logging.patch
 Patch2: rsync-3.1.3-covscan.patch
+Patch3: rsync-3.1.2-remove-symlinks.patch
 
 %description
 Rsync uses a reliable algorithm to bring remote and host files into
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ patch -p1 -i patches/copy-devices.diff
 %patch0 -p1 -b .man
 %patch1 -p1 -b .iconv
 %patch2 -p1 -b .covscan
+%patch3 -p1 -b .symlinks
 
 %build
 
@@ -117,6 +119,9 @@ chmod -x support/*
 %systemd_postun_with_restart rsyncd.service
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 29 2019 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 3.1.3-7
+- Resolves: #1693162 - remove-source-files fails with symlinks
+
 * Tue Apr 16 2019 Michal Ruprich <mruprich@redhat.com> - 3.1.3-6
 - Resolves: #1602683 - Please review important issues found by covscan