diff --git a/lib/kindleunpack.py b/lib/kindleunpack.py
index 691b3f0..b066629 100644
--- a/lib/kindleunpack.py
+++ b/lib/kindleunpack.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-__path__ = ["lib", os.path.dirname(__file__), "kindleunpack"]
+__path__ = ["lib", os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "kindleunpack"]
 
 import sys
 import codecs