diff --git a/packages/custom_lint/lib/src/workspace.dart b/packages/custom_lint/lib/src/workspace.dart
index 2d5bfd82..3d8539cc 100644
--- a/packages/custom_lint/lib/src/workspace.dart
+++ b/packages/custom_lint/lib/src/workspace.dart
@@ -330,11 +330,9 @@ Stream<YamlMap> visitAnalysisOptionAndIncludes(
   File analysisOptionsFile,
 ) async* {
   final visited = <String>{};
-  late final packageConfigFuture = loadPackageConfig(
-    File(
-      join(analysisOptionsFile.parent.path, '.dart_tool/package_config.json'),
-    ),
-  ).then<PackageConfig?>(
+  late final packageConfigFuture =
+      loadPackageConfig(analysisOptionsFile.parent.packageConfig)
+          .then<PackageConfig?>(
     (value) => value,
     // On error, return null to not throw. The function later handles the null
     onError: (e, s) => null,
@@ -418,7 +416,14 @@ String? _findOptionsForPubspec(String pubspecPath) {
 Iterable<String> _findRoots(String path) sync* {
   final directory = Directory(path);
 
-  yield* directory.listSync(recursive: true).whereType<File>().where((file) {
+  yield* directory
+      .listSync(
+        recursive: true,
+        // Do not follow symbolic links (can be problematic in flutter platform folders)
+        followLinks: false,
+      )
+      .whereType<File>()
+      .where((file) {
     final fileName = basename(file.path);
     if (fileName != 'pubspec.yaml' && fileName != 'analysis_options.yaml') {
       return false;
diff --git a/packages/custom_lint_core/lib/src/package_utils.dart b/packages/custom_lint_core/lib/src/package_utils.dart
index d7372de9..b0b5eedf 100644
--- a/packages/custom_lint_core/lib/src/package_utils.dart
+++ b/packages/custom_lint_core/lib/src/package_utils.dart
@@ -40,10 +40,24 @@ extension PackageIOUtils on Directory {
   File get pubspecOverrides => file('pubspec_overrides.yaml');
 
   /// The `.dart_tool/package_config.json` file.
-  File get packageConfig => file('.dart_tool', 'package_config.json');
+  File get _packageConfig => file('.dart_tool', 'package_config.json');
 
-  /// The `.dart_tool/pub/workspace_ref.json` file.
-  File get workspaceRef => file('.dart_tool', 'pub', 'workspace_ref.json');
+  /// The `.dart_tool/package_config.json` file. Either from the current
+  /// directory or the workspace root.
+  File get packageConfig {
+    if (_packageConfig.existsSync()) return _packageConfig;
+
+    final workspaceRefFile = file('.dart_tool', 'pub', 'workspace_ref.json');
+    if (!workspaceRefFile.existsSync()) return _packageConfig;
+
+    final content = workspaceRefFile.readAsStringSync();
+    final json = jsonDecode(content) as Map<String, dynamic>;
+    final workspaceRoot = json['workspaceRoot'] as String;
+    final workspacePath =
+        normalize(join(workspaceRefFile.parent.path, workspaceRoot));
+    final workspaceDir = Directory(workspacePath);
+    return workspaceDir._packageConfig;
+  }
 
   /// Returns a path relative to the given [other].
   String relativeTo(FileSystemEntity other) {
@@ -136,17 +150,7 @@ Future<PackageConfig?> tryParsePackageConfig(Directory directory) async {
 /// Throws if the parsing fails, such as if the file is badly formatted or
 /// does not exists.
 Future<PackageConfig> parsePackageConfig(Directory directory) async {
-  var packageConfigFile = directory.packageConfig;
-  if (!packageConfigFile.existsSync()) {
-    final workspaceRefFile = directory.workspaceRef;
-    final content = workspaceRefFile.readAsStringSync();
-    final json = jsonDecode(content) as Map<String, dynamic>;
-    final workspaceRoot = json['workspaceRoot'] as String;
-    final workspacePath =
-        normalize(join(workspaceRefFile.parent.path, workspaceRoot));
-    final workspaceDir = Directory(workspacePath);
-    packageConfigFile = workspaceDir.packageConfig;
-  }
+  final packageConfigFile = directory.packageConfig;
 
   return PackageConfig.parseBytes(
     await packageConfigFile.readAsBytes(),