diff --git a/_podman-common/00_status_pod.sh b/_podman-common/00_status_pod.sh
index 7160c32..d2b8cbb 100755
--- a/_podman-common/00_status_pod.sh
+++ b/_podman-common/00_status_pod.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(realpath -s -- "$0")" )"
 source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
 source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
 
diff --git a/_podman-common/20_enable_pod.sh b/_podman-common/20_enable_pod.sh
index e64292c..6cb5560 100755
--- a/_podman-common/20_enable_pod.sh
+++ b/_podman-common/20_enable_pod.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(realpath -s -- "$0")" )"
 source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
 source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
 
diff --git a/_podman-common/30_start_pod.sh b/_podman-common/30_start_pod.sh
index d2c0a2e..fbdb2c1 100755
--- a/_podman-common/30_start_pod.sh
+++ b/_podman-common/30_start_pod.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(realpath -s -- "$0")" )"
 source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
 source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
 
diff --git a/_podman-common/40_stop_pod.sh b/_podman-common/40_stop_pod.sh
index 5c29c2a..bb59c71 100755
--- a/_podman-common/40_stop_pod.sh
+++ b/_podman-common/40_stop_pod.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(realpath -s -- "$0")" )"
 source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
 source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
 
diff --git a/_podman-common/70_disable_pod.sh b/_podman-common/70_disable_pod.sh
index 874ef25..ac07faf 100755
--- a/_podman-common/70_disable_pod.sh
+++ b/_podman-common/70_disable_pod.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(realpath -s -- "$0")" )"
 source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
 source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
 
diff --git a/_podman-common/80_destroy_pod.sh b/_podman-common/80_destroy_pod.sh
index f4bea63..d914c41 100755
--- a/_podman-common/80_destroy_pod.sh
+++ b/_podman-common/80_destroy_pod.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" )"
+ABSDIR="$( dirname "$(realpath -s -- "$0")" )"
 source ${ABSDIR}/../functions.sh
 source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh