diff --git a/sourcesautoupdate.sh b/sourcesautoupdate.sh
index e431f89bf7..99d14565c5 100644
--- a/sourcesautoupdate.sh
+++ b/sourcesautoupdate.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-workdir=$(dirname "$0")
+workdir=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))
 log=$workdir/app_sources_auto_update.log
 
 cd $workdir