diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/_create_util.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/_create_util.py
index 7bc6868266c..6e318454bac 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/_create_util.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/appservice/_create_util.py
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ def zip_contents_from_dir(dirPath, lang):
 
                 for filename in files:
                     absname = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(dirname, filename))
+                
+                    if os.path.islink(absname):
+                        logger.warning("Skipping symbolic link: %s", absname)
+                        continue
+                
                     arcname = absname[len(abs_src) + 1:]
                     zf.write(absname, arcname)