diff --git a/build/linux/dist/arduino b/build/linux/dist/arduino
index adce6b7fa..d371e768a 100755
--- a/build/linux/dist/arduino
+++ b/build/linux/dist/arduino
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
  
-APPDIR="$(dirname -- "${0}")"
+APPDIR="$(dirname -- $(readlink -f -- "${0}") )"
 
 cd $APPDIR