diff --git a/cmd/analyze/scanner.go b/cmd/analyze/scanner.go
index 5a0cde3..539fdb0 100644
--- a/cmd/analyze/scanner.go
+++ b/cmd/analyze/scanner.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func getDirectorySizeFromDuWithExclude(path string, excludePath string) (int64,
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duTimeout)
 		defer cancel()
 
-		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "du", "-sk", target)
+		cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "du", "-skP", target)
 		var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
 		cmd.Stdout = &stdout
 		cmd.Stderr = &stderr
diff --git a/lib/core/file_ops.sh b/lib/core/file_ops.sh
index 33a9126..126fcf0 100644
--- a/lib/core/file_ops.sh
+++ b/lib/core/file_ops.sh
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ get_path_size_kb() {
     # Use || echo 0 to ensure failure in du (e.g. permission error) doesn't exit script under set -e
     # Pipefail would normally cause the pipeline to fail if du fails, but || handle catches it.
     local size
-    size=$(command du -sk "$path" 2> /dev/null | awk 'NR==1 {print $1; exit}' || true)
+    size=$(command du -skP "$path" 2> /dev/null | awk 'NR==1 {print $1; exit}' || true)
 
     # Ensure size is a valid number (fix for non-numeric du output)
     if [[ "$size" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then