diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in
index 2775026b37..51e0f61008 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardev_common.sh.in
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 if which realpath > /dev/null; then
 	TOP=`realpath "$TOP"`
+elif which readlink > /dev/null; then
+	TOP=`readlink -f "$TOP"`
 fi
 
 #export G_DEBUG=fatal_criticals