diff --git a/util/app/path/path.go b/util/app/path/path.go
index 2dc3af09e7322..66f4fe1c02678 100644
--- a/util/app/path/path.go
+++ b/util/app/path/path.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package path
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ func CheckOutOfBoundsSymlinks(basePath string) error {
 	}
 	return filepath.Walk(absBasePath, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
+			// Ignore "no such file or directory" errors than can happen with
+			// temporary files such as .git/*.lock
+			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+				return nil
+			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to walk for symlinks in %s: %w", absBasePath, err)
 		}
 		if files.IsSymlink(info) {