diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch
index 90b7400290..e0a1e52b18 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java.patch
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@
  
 -    public LevelStorageSource.LevelStorageAccess validateAndCreateAccess(String directoryName) throws IOException, ContentValidationException {
 -        Path path = this.getLevelPath(directoryName);
+-        List<ForbiddenSymlinkInfo> list = this.worldDirValidator.validateDirectory(path, true);
 +    public LevelStorageSource.LevelStorageAccess validateAndCreateAccess(String s, ResourceKey<LevelStem> dimensionType) throws IOException, ContentValidationException { // CraftBukkit
 +        Path path = this.getLevelPath(s);
-         List<ForbiddenSymlinkInfo> list = this.worldDirValidator.validateDirectory(path, true);
++        List<ForbiddenSymlinkInfo> list = Boolean.getBoolean("paper.disableWorldSymlinkValidation") ? List.of() : this.worldDirValidator.validateDirectory(path, true); // Paper - add skipping of symlinks scan
  
          if (!list.isEmpty()) {
              throw new ContentValidationException(path, list);