diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/volume_group/lvm.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/volume_group/lvm.rb
index 46fcef32..23f0720a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/volume_group/lvm.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/volume_group/lvm.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ def exists?
     end
 
     def physical_volumes=(new_volumes = [])
+        # Need to replace device path with real names, instead of symlink
+        if @resource.parameter(:followsymlinks).value == :true then
+            new_volume_real = []
+            new_volumes.each do |s|
+                if File.symlink?(s)
+                    device = File.expand_path(File.readlink(s), File.dirname(s))
+                    new_volume_real.push device
+                else
+                    real_should.push s
+                end
+            end
+            new_volumes = new_volume_real
+        end 
+
+
         # Only take action if createonly is false just to be safe
         #  this is really only here to enforce the createonly setting
         #  if something goes wrong in physical_volumes