template module on top of symlink always returns "changed"

[Ioannis Cherouvim]

Hello

My playbook contains:

- name: configure mysql
  template: src=my.cnf.j2 dest=/etc/mysql/my.cnf
  notify:
  - restart mysql

In ubuntu 14 /etc/mysql/my.cnf is an actual file.

In ubuntu 16 /etc/mysql/my.cnf is a symlink to /etc/alternatives/my.cnf.

When it's a symlink, the template module always outputs a "changed", even if the actual contents are exactly the same, thus mysql is always restarted.

Is there a way to configure template in a way to not return "changed" when the actual target is behind a symlink?

thanks