diff --git a/pre-commit b/pre-commit
index a7852af..7ca583b 100755
--- a/pre-commit
+++ b/pre-commit
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 [ -d "$root" ] || exit 1
 
-owndir="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P)"
+owndir="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
 
 OS_NAME=$(uname)