diff --git a/build/scripts/build_haiku_image b/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
index 4d124b099a..81cbab7ace 100755
--- a/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
+++ b/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ if [ ! $isCD ]; then
 	normalizedImagePath=''
 	if readlink -f "$imagePath" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 		normalizedImagePath=$(readlink -f "$imagePath")
+	elif realpath "$imagePath" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+		normalizedImagePath=$(realpath "$imagePath")		
 	elif greadlink -f "$imagePath" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 		normalizedImagePath=$(greadlink -f "$imagePath")
 	fi