diff --git a/src/staticx-gam.sh b/src/staticx-gam.sh
index c1bdfd15..8d2e2684 100755
--- a/src/staticx-gam.sh
+++ b/src/staticx-gam.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-mypath=$(realpath $0)
+mypath=$(readlink -e $0)
 export GAM_REAL_PATH=$(dirname $mypath)
 staticx_binary="$mypath-staticx"
 "$staticx_binary" "$@"