diff --git a/SCRAM/pyinit.py b/SCRAM/pyinit.py
index 376d021..8294e3f 100644
--- a/SCRAM/pyinit.py
+++ b/SCRAM/pyinit.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from os import environ
-from os.path import dirname,sep,join,exists
+from os.path import dirname,sep,join,exists,realpath
 cmssw_package_name=join(*__file__.split(sep)[-3:-1])
-cmssw_base_dir=dirname(__file__.rsplit("/"+cmssw_package_name+"/",1)[0])
+cmssw_base_dir=dirname(realpath(__file__).rsplit("/"+cmssw_package_name+"/",1)[0])
 __path__.pop()
 xdir=join(cmssw_base_dir,'src',cmssw_package_name, 'python')
 if exists(xdir): __path__.append(xdir)