diff --git a/contrib/pzstd/Options.cpp b/contrib/pzstd/Options.cpp
index 43ea2721d..90841b9bb 100644
--- a/contrib/pzstd/Options.cpp
+++ b/contrib/pzstd/Options.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ Options::Status Options::parse(int argc, const char **argv) {
   g_utilDisplayLevel = verbosity;
   // Remove local input files that are symbolic links
   if (!followLinks) {
-	  std::ignore = std::remove_if(localInputFiles.begin(), localInputFiles.end(),
+	  localInputFiles.erase(std::remove_if(localInputFiles.begin(), localInputFiles.end(),
                      [&](const char *path) {
                         bool isLink = UTIL_isLink(path);
                         if (isLink && verbosity >= 2) {
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Options::Status Options::parse(int argc, const char **argv) {
                                     path);
                         }
                         return isLink;
-                    });
+					 }), localInputFiles.end());
   }
 
   // Translate input files/directories into files to (de)compress