diff --git a/package/linux/dfhack-run b/package/linux/dfhack-run
index 55001cfcb..b5e6ccfe2 100755
--- a/package/linux/dfhack-run
+++ b/package/linux/dfhack-run
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-DF_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+DF_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
 cd "${DF_DIR}"
 
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:"./hack/libs":"./hack"