diff --git a/clipmenud b/clipmenud
index 4eba9ac..6d481ed 100755
--- a/clipmenud
+++ b/clipmenud
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ for file in /proc/self/fd/2 /dev/stderr; do
     [[ -f "$file" ]] || continue
     # In Linux, it's not possible to write to a socket represented by a file
     # (for example, /dev/stderr or /proc/self/fd/2). See issue #54.
-    [[ -f "$(readlink "$file")" ]] || continue
+    [[ -f "$(readlink -m "$file")" ]] || continue
     xsel_log="$file"
     break
 done