diff --git a/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_fs/symlink.h b/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_fs/symlink.h
index 4288bb57b..7045eb765 100644
--- a/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_fs/symlink.h
+++ b/repos/dde_rump/src/server/rump_fs/symlink.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class File_system::Symlink : public Node
 
 		size_t write(char const *src, size_t len, seek_off_t seek_offset)
 		{
-			if (!_create)
+			/* Ideal symlink operations are atomic. */
+			if (!_create || seek_offset)
 				return 0;
 
 			int ret = rump_sys_symlink(src, _path.base());
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/server/fuse_fs/symlink.h b/repos/libports/src/server/fuse_fs/symlink.h
index 1901c0d3b..590f6198e 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/server/fuse_fs/symlink.h
+++ b/repos/libports/src/server/fuse_fs/symlink.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class File_system::Symlink : public Node
 
 		size_t write(char const *src, size_t len, seek_off_t seek_offset)
 		{
+			/* Ideal symlink operations are atomic. */
+			if (seek_offset) return 0;
+
 			int res = Fuse::fuse()->op.symlink(src, _path.base());
 			if (res != 0)
 				return 0;
diff --git a/repos/os/include/file_system/util.h b/repos/os/include/file_system/util.h
index f16562818..3bd5c192c 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/file_system/util.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/file_system/util.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace File_system {
 	/**
 	 * Read file content
 	 */
-	static inline size_t read(Session &fs, File_handle const &file_handle,
+	static inline size_t read(Session &fs, Node_handle const &node_handle,
 	                          void *dst, size_t count, seek_off_t seek_offset = 0)
 	{
 		bool success = true;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace File_system {
 			Packet_descriptor
 				packet(source.alloc_packet(curr_packet_size),
 				       0,
-				       file_handle,
+				       node_handle,
 				       File_system::Packet_descriptor::READ,
 				       curr_packet_size,
 				       seek_offset);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace File_system {
 	/**
 	 * Write file content
 	 */
-	static inline size_t write(Session &fs, File_handle const &file_handle,
+	static inline size_t write(Session &fs, Node_handle const &node_handle,
 	                          void const *src, size_t count, seek_off_t seek_offset = 0)
 	{
 		bool success = true;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ namespace File_system {
 			Packet_descriptor
 				packet(source.alloc_packet(curr_packet_size),
 				       0,
-				       file_handle,
+				       node_handle,
 				       File_system::Packet_descriptor::WRITE,
 				       curr_packet_size,
 				       seek_offset);
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/symlink.h b/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/symlink.h
index 40bc2bf52..e0c466b73 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/symlink.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/lx_fs/symlink.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class File_system::Symlink : public Node
 
 		size_t write(char const *src, size_t len, seek_off_t seek_offset)
 		{
+			/* Ideal symlink operations are atomic. */
+			if (seek_offset) return 0;
+
 			size_t count = min(len, sizeof(_link_to) + 1);
 			Genode::strncpy(_link_to, src, count);
 			return count;
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/ram_fs/symlink.h b/repos/os/src/server/ram_fs/symlink.h
index c74164e9f..c632d8521 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/ram_fs/symlink.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/ram_fs/symlink.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ namespace File_system {
 
 			size_t write(char const *src, size_t len, seek_off_t seek_offset)
 			{
+				/* Ideal symlink operations are atomic. */
+				if (seek_offset) return 0;
+
 				size_t count = min(len, sizeof(_link_to) + 1);
 				Genode::strncpy(_link_to, src, count);
 				return count;