diff --git a/crates/oxc_resolver/src/cache.rs b/crates/oxc_resolver/src/cache.rs
index 116514251..a2d4977a2 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_resolver/src/cache.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_resolver/src/cache.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl<Fs: FileSystem> Cache<Fs> {
         if let Some(result) = self.cache.get(path) {
             return *result;
         }
-        let file_metadata = self.fs.metadata(path).ok();
+        let file_metadata = self.fs.symlink_metadata(path).ok();
         self.cache.insert(path.to_path_buf().into_boxed_path(), file_metadata);
         file_metadata
     }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_resolver/src/file_system.rs b/crates/oxc_resolver/src/file_system.rs
index 527dfc952..634008f54 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_resolver/src/file_system.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_resolver/src/file_system.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ pub trait FileSystem: Default + Send + Sync {
 
     /// # Errors
     ///
-    /// * Any [io::Error]
-    fn metadata<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<FileMetadata>;
+    /// This function will return an error in the following situations, but is not
+    /// limited to just these cases:
+    ///
+    /// * The user lacks permissions to perform `metadata` call on `path`.
+    /// * `path` does not exist.
+    fn symlink_metadata<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<FileMetadata>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ impl FileSystem for FileSystemOs {
         fs::read_to_string(path)
     }
 
-    fn metadata<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<FileMetadata> {
-        fs::metadata(path).map(|metadata| FileMetadata { is_file: metadata.is_file() })
+    fn symlink_metadata<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<FileMetadata> {
+        fs::symlink_metadata(path).map(|metadata| FileMetadata { is_file: metadata.is_file() })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_resolver/tests/memory_fs.rs b/crates/oxc_resolver/tests/memory_fs.rs
index 8997b2ca7..8b5b917ee 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_resolver/tests/memory_fs.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_resolver/tests/memory_fs.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl FileSystem for MemoryFS {
         Ok(buffer)
     }
 
-    fn metadata<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<FileMetadata> {
+    fn symlink_metadata<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> io::Result<FileMetadata> {
         use vfs::FileSystem;
         let metadata = self
             .fs