repro.go

package main

import (
        "log"
        "os"
        "path/filepath"

        fsnotify "gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1"
)

func main() {
        if err := os.Mkdir("dir", 0700); err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("Error making directory: %v", err)
        }   
        if err := os.Symlink(".", "dir/symlink"); err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("Error making symlink: %v", err)
        }   

        w, err := fsnotify.NewWatcher()
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("Error making watcher: %v", err)
        }   

        dir, err := os.Getwd()
        if err != nil {
                log.Fatalf("Error getting wd: %v", err)
        }   

        w.Add(filepath.Join(dir, "dir"))
}