diff --git a/src/source_distribution.rs b/src/source_distribution.rs
index 1ab4d8b47..ae7341276 100644
--- a/src/source_distribution.rs
+++ b/src/source_distribution.rs
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ pub fn source_distribution(
                 debug!("Ignoring {}", source.display());
                 continue;
             }
-            let source = fs::canonicalize(source)?;
             let target = root_dir.join(source.strip_prefix(&pyproject_dir).unwrap());
             if source.is_dir() {
                 writer.add_directory(target)?;