diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index da78c19a..4cccb241 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ NEW IN WAF 1.6.9
 * Added a way to set variants containing /, for example linux/debug
 * Added a more intuitive behaviour for conf.setenv() #1062
 * Fixed the multiple bibliography processing for tex #1040
+* Windows CE detection improvements #1065
 
 NEW IN WAF 1.6.8
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diff --git a/waflib/Scripting.py b/waflib/Scripting.py
index ab3b8969..836d879a 100644
--- a/waflib/Scripting.py
+++ b/waflib/Scripting.py
@@ -374,11 +374,6 @@ class Dist(Context.Context):
 		Add a file to the tar archive. Transform symlinks into files if the files lie out of the project tree.
 		"""
 		p = x.abspath()
-		realpath = os.path.realpath(p)
-		dir = os.path.dirname(self.path.abspath())
-		if not realpath.startswith(dir):
-			p = realpath
-
 		tinfo = tar.gettarinfo(name=p, arcname=self.get_tar_prefix() + '/' + x.path_from(self.base_path))
 		tinfo.uid   = 0
 		tinfo.gid   = 0