diff --git a/geequel-shell/src/dist/geequel-shell b/geequel-shell/src/dist/geequel-shell
index ef07aed..9fae3ca 100755
--- a/geequel-shell/src/dist/geequel-shell
+++ b/geequel-shell/src/dist/geequel-shell
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ _show_java_help() {
 }
 
 build_classpath() {
-  APP_HOME="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+  APP_HOME="$(cd "$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")" && pwd)"
   # First try in sub directory
   JARPATH="$(find "${APP_HOME}" -name "geequel-shell.jar" )"