diff --git a/src/archive/tar.rs b/src/archive/tar.rs
index 6b7cd0c..3145bed 100644
--- a/src/archive/tar.rs
+++ b/src/archive/tar.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,17 @@ where
             if path.is_dir() {
                 builder.append_dir(path, path)?;
             } else {
-                let mut file = fs::File::open(path)?;
+                let mut file = match fs::File::open(path) {
+                    Ok(f) => f,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound && utils::is_symlink(path) {
+                            // This path is for a broken symlink
+                            // We just ignore it
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        return Err(e.into());
+                    }
+                };
                 builder.append_file(path, file.file_mut()).map_err(|err| {
                     FinalError::with_title("Could not create archive")
                         .detail("Unexpected error while trying to read file")
diff --git a/src/archive/zip.rs b/src/archive/zip.rs
index 3d294eb..30dee2e 100644
--- a/src/archive/zip.rs
+++ b/src/archive/zip.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use crate::{
     info,
     list::FileInArchive,
     utils::{
-        cd_into_same_dir_as, concatenate_os_str_list, dir_is_empty, get_invalid_utf8_paths, strip_cur_dir, to_utf,
-        Bytes,
+        self, cd_into_same_dir_as, concatenate_os_str_list, dir_is_empty, get_invalid_utf8_paths, strip_cur_dir,
+        to_utf, Bytes,
     },
 };
 
@@ -142,7 +142,17 @@ where
                 // If a dir has files, the files are responsible for creating them.
             } else {
                 writer.start_file(path.to_str().unwrap().to_owned(), options)?;
-                let file_bytes = fs::read(entry.path())?;
+                let file_bytes = match fs::read(entry.path()) {
+                    Ok(b) => b,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound && utils::is_symlink(path) {
+                            // This path is for a broken symlink
+                            // We just ignore it
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        return Err(e.into());
+                    }
+                };
                 writer.write_all(&*file_bytes)?;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/utils/fs.rs b/src/utils/fs.rs
index 9adc946..ae94097 100644
--- a/src/utils/fs.rs
+++ b/src/utils/fs.rs
@@ -124,3 +124,10 @@ pub fn try_infer_extension(path: &Path) -> Option<Extension> {
         None
     }
 }
+
+/// Returns true if a path is a symlink.
+/// This is the same as the nightly https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/path/struct.Path.html#method.is_symlink
+// Useful to detect broken symlinks when compressing. (So we can safely ignore them)
+pub fn is_symlink(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    fs::symlink_metadata(path).map(|m| m.file_type().is_symlink()).unwrap_or(false)
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index d7b7aad..b863186 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ mod fs;
 mod question;
 
 pub use formatting::{concatenate_os_str_list, nice_directory_display, strip_cur_dir, to_utf, Bytes};
-pub use fs::{cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, try_infer_extension};
+pub use fs::{
+    cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, is_symlink, try_infer_extension,
+};
 pub use question::{
     create_or_ask_overwrite, user_wants_to_continue_compressing, user_wants_to_continue_decompressing,
     user_wants_to_overwrite, QuestionPolicy,