diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/206_fix_sysctl_to_work_on_symlinks.yml b/changelogs/fragments/206_fix_sysctl_to_work_on_symlinks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703a6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/206_fix_sysctl_to_work_on_symlinks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+- sysctl - fix sysctl to work properly on symlinks (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/111).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/sysctl.py b/plugins/modules/sysctl.py
index 542b3c5..7914e9d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/sysctl.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/sysctl.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
     # Completely rewrite the sysctl file
     def write_sysctl(self):
         # open a tmp file
-        fd, tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp('.conf', '.ansible_m_sysctl_', os.path.dirname(self.sysctl_file))
+        fd, tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp('.conf', '.ansible_m_sysctl_', os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(self.sysctl_file)))
         f = open(tmp_path, "w")
         try:
             for l in self.fixed_lines:
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
         f.close()
 
         # replace the real one
-        self.module.atomic_move(tmp_path, self.sysctl_file)
+        self.module.atomic_move(tmp_path, os.path.realpath(self.sysctl_file))
 
 
 # ==============================================================
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
index 249bde1..ef5b86f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
@@ -332,3 +332,37 @@
         that:
           - sysctl_invalid_set1 is failed
           - "'vm.mmap_rnd_bits' not in sysctl_invalid_conf_content.stdout"
+
+    # Test sysctl: sysctl_file is symlink
+    - name: Create link source
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        content: |
+          # Testing Ansible Sysctl module on symlink.
+        dest: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf
+        mode: "0644"
+
+    - name: Create symlink to the conf file
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        src: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf
+        dest: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
+        state: link
+
+    - name: Use sysctl module with symlink sysctl file
+      ansible.posix.sysctl:
+        name: 'kernel.randomize_va_space'
+        value: '1'
+        sysctl_file: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
+        state: present
+        sysctl_set: false
+        reload: false
+
+    - name: Stat sysctl file
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
+      register: stat_result
+
+    - name: Ensure the sysctl file remains a symlink
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - stat_result.stat.islnk is defined and stat_result.stat.islnk
+          - stat_result.stat.lnk_source == '/tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf'