diff --git a/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh b/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh
index 49ad95a11..77c422ce1 100644
--- a/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/ssh-agent/ssh-agent.plugin.zsh
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ function _add_identities() {
 
 # Add a nifty symlink for screen/tmux if agent forwarding is enabled
 if zstyle -t :omz:plugins:ssh-agent agent-forwarding \
-   && [[ -n "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" && ! -L "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]]; then
-  ln -sf "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" /tmp/ssh-agent-$USERNAME-screen
+   && [[ -n "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -L "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]]; then
+    ln -sf "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" /tmp/ssh-agent-$USERNAME-screen
+  fi
 else
   _start_agent
 fi