diff --git a/tests/test_globmatch.py b/tests/test_globmatch.py
index 3acb6d7f..1b79db3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_globmatch.py
+++ b/tests/test_globmatch.py
@@ -58,6 +58,30 @@ def skip_unless_symlink(test):
     return test if ok else unittest.skip(msg)(test)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('as_bytes', [False, True])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('pattern', ['**/literal/**/file.txt', '**/literal/**/leaf/**/file.txt'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('link', ['outer/literal/link', 'outer/link'])
+def test_globstar_symlink_prefix(tmp_path, monkeypatch, as_bytes, pattern, link):
+    """Only symlinks on the actual matched path should prevent traversal."""
+
+    filename = 'outer/literal/link/leaf/final/file.txt'
+    file = tmp_path / filename
+    file.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    file.write_text('')
+    root = str(tmp_path)
+    link_path = os.path.normpath(str(tmp_path / link))
+    if as_bytes:
+        filename = os.fsencode(filename)
+        pattern = os.fsencode(pattern)
+        root = os.fsencode(root)
+        link_path = os.fsencode(link_path)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr('wcmatch._wcmatch.os.path.islink', lambda path: os.path.normpath(path) == link_path)
+    flags = glob.GLOBSTAR | glob.REALPATH
+    assert glob.globmatch(filename, pattern, root_dir=root, flags=flags) == (link == 'outer/link')
+    assert glob.globmatch(filename, pattern, root_dir=root, flags=flags | glob.FOLLOW)
+
+
 class _TestGlobmatch(unittest.TestCase):
     """Test the `WcMatch` class."""
 
@@ -1655,6 +1679,16 @@ def test_globmatch_trigger_symlink_cache(self):
 
         self.assertFalse(glob.globmatch(self.tempdir + '/sym1/a.txt', '**/{*.txt,*.t*}', flags=self.default_flags))
 
+    def test_globmatch_multiple_globstars(self):
+        """Check symlinks in each `globstar` relative to its own prefix."""
+
+        self.mktemp('outer', 'literal', 'target', 'file.txt')
+        self.mksymlink('target', self.norm('outer', 'literal', 'link'))
+        filename = self.tempdir + '/outer/literal/link/file.txt'
+        pattern = '**/literal/**/file.txt'
+        self.assertFalse(glob.globmatch(filename, pattern, flags=self.default_flags))
+        self.assertTrue(glob.globmatch(filename, pattern, flags=self.default_flags | glob.L))
+
     def test_globmatch_globstarlong(self):
         """Test `***`."""
 
diff --git a/wcmatch/_wcmatch.py b/wcmatch/_wcmatch.py
index 03cbf6a9..ce6fde7e 100644
--- a/wcmatch/_wcmatch.py
+++ b/wcmatch/_wcmatch.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def _fs_match(
         strip = (RE_WIN_STRIP if is_win else RE_STRIP)[self.ptype]  # type: Any
 
         end = len(filename) - 1
-        base = None
         m = pattern.fullmatch(filename)
         if m:
             matched = True
@@ -103,8 +102,7 @@ def _fs_match(
                         if star:
                             at_end = m.end(i) == end
                             parts = split.split(star.strip(strip))
-                            if base is None:
-                                base = os.path.join(root, filename[:m.start(i)])
+                            base = os.path.join(root, filename[:m.start(i)])
                             last_part = len(parts)
                             for j, part in enumerate(parts, 1):
                                 base = os.path.join(base, part)