diff --git a/localinstall.sh b/localinstall.sh
index 8e91376..524cf66 100755
--- a/localinstall.sh
+++ b/localinstall.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ file=$1
 
 install_dir="${HOME}/.local/bin"
 
-filepath=$(readlink "$file")
 filename=$(basename "$file")
 
 mkdir -p $install_dir
 
-ln -sf "$filepath" "${install_dir}/${filename}"
+ln -sf "$file" "${install_dir}/${filename}"