diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index 8b373ab..83571f6 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -761,8 +761,6 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_check_path()
   REPLY=path
 
   [[ -z $expanded_path ]] && return 1
-  [[ -L $expanded_path ]] && return 0
-  [[ -e $expanded_path ]] && return 0
 
   # Check if this is a blacklisted path
   if [[ $expanded_path[1] == / ]]; then
@@ -777,6 +775,9 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_check_path()
     tmp_path=$tmp_path:h
   done
 
+  [[ -L $expanded_path ]] && return 0
+  [[ -e $expanded_path ]] && return 0
+
   # Search the path in CDPATH
   local cdpath_dir
   for cdpath_dir in $cdpath ; do
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/dirs_blacklist.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/dirs_blacklist.zsh
index 0d4d666..7fff7e2 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/dirs_blacklist.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/dirs_blacklist.zsh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ X_ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_DIRS_BLACKLIST=($PWD/foo)
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
   '1 1 builtin' # :
-  '3 9 path' # foo/bar
-  "11 $(( 14 + $#PWD )) path" # $PWD/foo
+  '3 9 default' # foo/bar
+  "11 $(( 14 + $#PWD )) default" # $PWD/foo
   "$(( 16 + $#PWD )) $(( 20 + $#PWD )) default" # foo/b
 )