diff --git a/src/molecule/util.py b/src/molecule/util.py
index dbd934da74..a57abc61ea 100644
--- a/src/molecule/util.py
+++ b/src/molecule/util.py
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ def abs_path(path: str | Path | None) -> str | Path:
     """Return absolute path.
 
     Args:
-        path: File path to resolve absolute path from.
+        path: File path to create absolute path from.
 
     Returns:
         Absolute path of path.
@@ -411,9 +411,9 @@ def abs_path(path: str | Path | None) -> str | Path:
         return ""
 
     output_type = type(path)
-    if isinstance(path, str):
-        path = Path(path)
-    path = path.resolve()
+    if isinstance(path, Path):
+        path = str(path)
+    path = os.path.abspath(path)  # noqa: PTH100
 
     return output_type(path)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_util.py b/tests/unit/test_util.py
index 095e10dbf9..0b94bd5207 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_util.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import binascii
 import os
+import tempfile
 import warnings
 
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -340,6 +341,17 @@ def test_abs_path_with_empty_path() -> None:
     assert util.abs_path("") == ""
 
 
+def test_abs_path_with_symlink() -> None:
+    """Test the `abs_path` function not resolving symlinks."""
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as tmp_file:
+        tmpfile_path = Path(tmp_file.name)
+        symlink_path = Path(tmp_file.name + "_sym")
+        symlink_path.symlink_to(tmpfile_path)
+        abs_path_result = util.abs_path(symlink_path)
+        symlink_path.unlink()
+    assert abs_path_result == symlink_path
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("a", "b", "x"),
     [  # noqa: PT007