diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dc3ab7a..1b80afd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ warning_msg()
 
 init_vars()
 {
-	mb_project_dir=$(cd "$(dirname "$mb_script")" ; pwd)
-	mb_pwd=$(pwd)
+	mb_project_dir=$(cd "$(dirname "$mb_script")" ; pwd -P)
+	mb_pwd=$(pwd -P)
 
 	mb_custom_cfgdefs_args=''
 	mb_custom_cfgdefs_space=''
diff --git a/sofort/tools/version.sh b/sofort/tools/version.sh
index f510a32..caf5c5f 100755
--- a/sofort/tools/version.sh
+++ b/sofort/tools/version.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exit 1
 
 
 # one
-workdir=$(pwd)
+workdir=$(pwd -P)
 srcdir=
 output=
 prefix=