diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 static const unsigned int MAX_FREE_TRANSACTION_CREATE_SIZE = 1000;
 static const bool DEFAULT_WALLETBROADCAST = true;
 static const bool DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET = false;
+//! -walletallowsymboliclink default
+static const bool DEFAULT_WALLET_ALLOW_SYMBOLIC_LINK = false;
+
 //! if set, all keys will be derived by using BIP32
 static const bool DEFAULT_USE_HD_WALLET = true;
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
-
 #include "chain.h"
 #include "checkpoints.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -209,17 +208,15 @@
         // child-index-range
         // example: 1 | BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT == 0x80000001 == 2147483649
         if (internal) {
-            chainChildKey.Derive(childKey,
-                                 hdChain.nInternalChainCounter |
-                                     BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);
+            chainChildKey.Derive(childKey, hdChain.nInternalChainCounter |
+                                               BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);
             metadata.hdKeypath = "m/0'/1'/" +
                                  std::to_string(hdChain.nInternalChainCounter) +
                                  "'";
             hdChain.nInternalChainCounter++;
         } else {
-            chainChildKey.Derive(childKey,
-                                 hdChain.nExternalChainCounter |
-                                     BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);
+            chainChildKey.Derive(childKey, hdChain.nExternalChainCounter |
+                                               BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);
             metadata.hdKeypath = "m/0'/0'/" +
                                  std::to_string(hdChain.nExternalChainCounter) +
                                  "'";
@@ -575,6 +572,11 @@
     dbw->Flush(shutdown);
 }
 
+static bool allowSymbolicLink() {
+    return gArgs.GetBoolArg("-walletallowsymboliclink",
+                            DEFAULT_WALLET_ALLOW_SYMBOLIC_LINK);
+}
+
 bool CWallet::Verify(const CChainParams &chainParams) {
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-disablewallet", DEFAULT_DISABLE_WALLET)) {
         return true;
@@ -600,9 +602,10 @@
         }
 
         fs::path wallet_path = fs::absolute(walletFile, GetDataDir());
+        if (fs::exists(wallet_path) &&
+            (!fs::is_regular_file(wallet_path) ||
+             (fs::is_symlink(wallet_path) && !allowSymbolicLink()))) {
 
-        if (fs::exists(wallet_path) && (!fs::is_regular_file(wallet_path) ||
-                                        fs::is_symlink(wallet_path))) {
             return InitError(strprintf(_("Error loading wallet %s. -wallet "
                                          "filename must be a regular file."),
                                        walletFile));
@@ -4071,6 +4074,12 @@
         HelpMessageOpt("-wallet=<file>",
                        _("Specify wallet file (within data directory)") + " " +
                            strprintf(_("(default: %s)"), DEFAULT_WALLET_DAT));
+
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt(
+        "-walletallowsymboliclink",
+        strprintf(_("Allow symbolic link for wallet (default: %u)"),
+                  DEFAULT_WALLET_ALLOW_SYMBOLIC_LINK));
+
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt(
         "-walletbroadcast",
         _("Make the wallet broadcast transactions") + " " +