diff --git a/src/util/fs.js b/src/util/fs.js
index d47b783fa5..957b999fe0 100644
--- a/src/util/fs.js
+++ b/src/util/fs.js
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ export async function symlink(src: string, dest: string): Promise<void> {
       await fsSymlink(src, dest, 'junction');
     } else {
       // use relative paths otherwise which will be retained if the directory is moved
-      const relative = path.relative(path.dirname(dest), src);
+      const relative = path.relative(fs.realpathSync(path.dirname(dest)), fs.realpathSync(src));
       await fsSymlink(relative, dest);
     }
   } catch (err) {