diff --git a/cake/console/cake b/cake/console/cake
index 6faf816da..c3d8567e1 100755
--- a/cake/console/cake
+++ b/cake/console/cake
@@ -10,15 +10,23 @@
 # Licensed under The MIT License
 # Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
 #
-# @copyright		Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc.
-# @link				http://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
-# @package			cake
-# @subpackage		cake.cake.console
-# @since				CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.5012
-# @license			MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
+# @copyright            Copyright 2005-2011, Cake Software Foundation, Inc.
+# @link                 http://cakephp.org CakePHP(tm) Project
+# @package              Cake
+# @subpackage           Cake.Console
+# @since                CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.5012
+# @license              MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
 #
 ################################################################################
-LIB=${0/%cake/}
+LIB=$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd -P) && LIB=$LIB/$(basename -- "$0")
+
+while [ -h $LIB ]; do
+    DIR=$(dirname -- "$LIB")
+    SYM=$(readlink $LIB)
+    LIB=$(cd $DIR && cd $(dirname -- "$SYM") && pwd)/$(basename -- "$SYM")
+done
+
+LIB=$(dirname -- "$LIB")/
 APP=`pwd`
 
 exec php -q ${LIB}cake.php -working "${APP}" "$@"