diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
index 560e91558..485ee8489 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ pub mod completers {
     }
 
     // TODO: we could return an iter/lazy thing so it can fetch as many as it needs.
-    fn filename_impl<F>(editor: &Editor, input: &str, filter_fn: F) -> Vec<Completion>
+    fn filename_impl<F>(_editor: &Editor, input: &str, filter_fn: F) -> Vec<Completion>
     where
         F: Fn(&ignore::DirEntry) -> FileMatch,
     {
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ pub mod completers {
 
         let mut files: Vec<_> = WalkBuilder::new(&dir)
             .hidden(false)
-            .follow_links(editor.config().file_picker.follow_symlinks)
+            .follow_links(false) // We're scanning over depth 1
             .max_depth(Some(1))
             .build()
             .filter_map(|file| {