diff --git a/generate-24px-versions.sh b/generate-24px-versions.sh
--- a/generate-24px-versions.sh
+++ b/generate-24px-versions.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     # It's a symlink to another icon; make a link to mirror the one for the 22px version
     if [ -L "$INPUT_FILE" ] ; then
-        LINK_TARGET="$(readlink "$INPUT_FILE")"
+        LINK_TARGET="$(readlink -f "$INPUT_FILE")"
         ln -fsn "$LINK_TARGET" "$OUTPUT_FILE"
 
     # It's a file; make a 24px version of it