diff --git a/linux-launcher.c b/linux-launcher.c
index e8ff9b944..a71454862 100644
--- a/linux-launcher.c
+++ b/linux-launcher.c
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
 
 #define MIN(x, y) ((x) < (y)) ? (x) : (y)
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		char exe[PATH_MAX+1] = {0};
 		char lib[PATH_MAX+1] = {0};
 		char *final_argv[MAX_ARGC + 1] = {0};
-		if (readlink("/proc/self/exe", exe, PATH_MAX) == -1) { fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read /proc/self/exe"); return 1; }
+		if (realpath("/proc/self/exe", exe) == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read /proc/self/exe"); return 1; }
 		char *exe_dir = dirname(exe);
 		int num = snprintf(lib, PATH_MAX, "%s%s", exe_dir, "/../lib/kitty");
 		if (num < 0 || num >= PATH_MAX) { fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create path to /../lib/kitty"); return 1; }