diff --git a/lib/fakefs/fake/symlink.rb b/lib/fakefs/fake/symlink.rb
index aef056e..f4a81e9 100644
--- a/lib/fakefs/fake/symlink.rb
+++ b/lib/fakefs/fake/symlink.rb
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ module FakeFS
       FileSystem.find(target)
     end
 
-    def method_missing(*args, &block)
-      entry.send(*args, &block)
-    end
-
     def respond_to?(method)
       entry.respond_to?(method)
     end
+  
+  private
+    
+    def method_missing(*args, &block)
+      entry.send(*args, &block)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/fake/symlink_test.rb b/test/fake/symlink_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c59c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fake/symlink_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+$LOAD_PATH.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'lib')
+require 'fakefs/safe'
+require 'test/unit'
+
+class FakeSymlinkTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  include FakeFS
+  
+  def test_symlink_has_method_missing_as_private
+    assert FakeSymlink.private_instance_methods.include?("method_missing")
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file