diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
index 292e370..719a011 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
index 2fad280..46ce8f3 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
@@ -129,9 +129,10 @@
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
index 7d99c18..6bf4b04 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
@@ -209,9 +209,10 @@
         of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-        of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+        if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+            return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+        }
 
         if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
             != NGX_OK)
@@ -307,9 +308,10 @@
     of.test_only = 1;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &dir, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &dir, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
index da3b33c..737a772 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_log_module.c
@@ -394,9 +394,11 @@
         of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-        of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+        if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+            /* simulate successful logging */
+            return len;
+        }
 
         if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
             != NGX_OK)
@@ -444,9 +446,11 @@
     of.valid = llcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = llcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.directio = NGX_OPEN_FILE_DIRECTIO_OFF;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &log, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        /* simulate successful logging */
+        return len;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(llcf->open_file_cache, &log, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
index f63b2bc..384125a 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_mp4_module.c
@@ -440,9 +440,10 @@
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
index f4904fc..9d77e43 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs b/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
index 8def03e..ecd11ff 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
+++ b/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
@@ -662,9 +662,10 @@
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        XSRETURN_EMPTY;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 96e9997..206d06e 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -1320,9 +1320,11 @@
         of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-        of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+        if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+            ngx_http_finalize_request(r, NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+            return NGX_OK;
+        }
 
         if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
             != NGX_OK)
@@ -2645,6 +2647,18 @@
 }
 
 
+ngx_int_t
+ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t *clcf, ngx_str_t *path, ngx_open_file_info_t *of)
+{
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    of->disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
+#endif
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
 static char *
 ngx_http_core_server(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *dummy)
 {
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
index 3d6408a..96b20ec 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@
 ngx_int_t ngx_http_write_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_chain_t *chain);
 
 
+ngx_int_t ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(ngx_http_request_t *r,
+    ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t *clcf, ngx_str_t *path, ngx_open_file_info_t *of);
+
+
 extern ngx_module_t  ngx_http_core_module;
 
 extern ngx_uint_t ngx_http_max_module;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
index a8f193a..ce290f4 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
@@ -1505,9 +1505,12 @@
     of.test_only = 1;
     of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
-    of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
-#endif
+
+    if (ngx_http_set_disable_symlinks(r, clcf, &path, &of) != NGX_OK) {
+        e->ip = ngx_http_script_exit;
+        e->status = NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)