diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index 2907e7f..7dce3d4 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -209,7 +209,10 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
 
   " load all other extensions not part of the default distribution
   for file in split(globpath(&rtp, "autoload/airline/extensions/*.vim"), "\n")
+    " check to see that both the resolved and unresolved paths do not match
+    " up with the path of the found extension
     if stridx(resolve(fnamemodify(file, ':p')), s:script_path) < 0
+          \ && stridx(fnamemodify(file, ':p'), s:script_path) < 0
       let name = fnamemodify(file, ':t:r')
       if !get(g:, 'airline#extensions#'.name.'#enabled', 1)
         continue