diff --git a/localinstall.sh b/localinstall.sh
index 3fad50a..caddf71 100755
--- a/localinstall.sh
+++ b/localinstall.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mkdir -p $install_dir
 path=$(dirname "$file")
 filename=$(basename "$file")
 
-canonical_path=$(cd $(dirname "$path") && pwd -P)
+canonical_path=$(cd "$path" && pwd -P)
 filepath="${canonical_path}/${filename}"
 
 ln -sf "$filepath" "${install_dir}/${filename}"