diff --git a/patchwork/bin/parsemail.sh b/patchwork/bin/parsemail.sh
index a742f60e54..14a608616c 100755
--- a/patchwork/bin/parsemail.sh
+++ b/patchwork/bin/parsemail.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

 BIN_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
-PATCHWORK_BASE=$(readlink -e "$BIN_DIR/../..")
+PATCHWORK_BASE=$(readlink -f "$BIN_DIR/../..")

 if [ -z "$PW_PYTHON" ]; then
     PW_PYTHON=python2