diff --git a/git-flow b/git-flow
index fa87e71f4..f30db3210 100755
--- a/git-flow
+++ b/git-flow
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if [ "$DEBUG" = "yes" ]; then
 	set -x
 fi
 
-export GITFLOW_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+export GITFLOW_DIR=$(dirname $(readlink "$0"))
 
 usage() {
 	echo "usage: git flow <subcommand>"