diff --git a/config/patches/gitlab-rails/backup_uploads_realpath.patch b/config/patches/gitlab-rails/backup_uploads_realpath.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbaaf5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/patches/gitlab-rails/backup_uploads_realpath.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff --git a/lib/backup/uploads.rb b/lib/backup/uploads.rb
+index e79da7e..e50e1ff 100644
+--- a/lib/backup/uploads.rb
++++ b/lib/backup/uploads.rb
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Backup
+     attr_reader :app_uploads_dir, :backup_uploads_dir, :backup_dir
+ 
+     def initialize
+-      @app_uploads_dir = Rails.root.join('public', 'uploads')
++      @app_uploads_dir = File.realpath(Rails.root.join('public', 'uploads'))
+       @backup_dir = Gitlab.config.backup.path
+       @backup_uploads_dir = File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, 'uploads')
+     end
+@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ module Backup
+     end
+ 
+     def backup_existing_uploads_dir
++      timestamped_uploads_path = File.join(app_uploads_dir, '..', "uploads.#{Time.now.to_i}")
+       if File.exists?(app_uploads_dir)
+-        FileUtils.mv(app_uploads_dir, Rails.root.join('public', "uploads.#{Time.now.to_i}"))
++        FileUtils.mv(app_uploads_dir, timestamped_uploads_path)
+       end
+     end
+   end
diff --git a/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb b/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb
index b5c4c2e..6044137 100644
--- a/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb
+++ b/config/software/gitlab-rails.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ build do
   patch :source => "backup_read_REVISION.patch"
   command "git rev-parse HEAD > REVISION"
 
+  # The user uploads path is not (yet) configurable in gitlab-rails. As a
+  # workaround, omnibus-gitlab creates a symlink for public/uploads. This breaks
+  # the GitLab backup script.
+  patch :source => "backup_uploads_realpath.patch"
+
   bundle "install --without mysql development test --path=#{install_dir}/embedded/service/gem", :env => env
 
   # In order to precompile the assets, we need to get to a state where rake can
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