diff --git a/src/settings.spec.ts b/src/settings.spec.ts
index acde8376..0850eb95 100644
--- a/src/settings.spec.ts
+++ b/src/settings.spec.ts
@@ -55,15 +55,6 @@ describe('Settings', () => {
 		assert.ok(settings.stats);
 	});
 
-	it('should set the "throwErrorOnBrokenSymbolicLink" option to "true" when the "stats" option is enabled', () => {
-		const settings = new Settings({
-			stats: true
-		});
-
-		assert.ok(settings.stats);
-		assert.ok(settings.throwErrorOnBrokenSymbolicLink);
-	});
-
 	it('should return the `fs` option with custom method', () => {
 		const customReaddirSync = () => [];
 
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index f7022cd1..a2953d0f 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default class Settings {
 	public readonly onlyFiles: boolean = this._getValue(this._options.onlyFiles, true);
 	public readonly stats: boolean = this._getValue(this._options.stats, false);
 	public readonly suppressErrors: boolean = this._getValue(this._options.suppressErrors, false);
-	public readonly throwErrorOnBrokenSymbolicLink: boolean = this.stats && this._getValue(this._options.throwErrorOnBrokenSymbolicLink, true);
+	public readonly throwErrorOnBrokenSymbolicLink: boolean = this._getValue(this._options.throwErrorOnBrokenSymbolicLink, false);
 	public readonly unique: boolean = this._getValue(this._options.unique, true);
 
 	constructor(private readonly _options: Options = {}) {