diff --git a/system/Router/RouteCollection.php b/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
index 34629920cc1c..afdbe1611dea 100644
--- a/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
+++ b/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ public function __construct(FileLocator $locator, Modules $moduleConfig, Routing
 
         // Normalize the path string in routeFiles array.
         foreach ($this->routeFiles as $routeKey => $routesFile) {
-            $this->routeFiles[$routeKey] = realpath($routesFile) ?: $routesFile;
+            $realpath                    = realpath($routesFile);
+            $this->routeFiles[$routeKey] = ($realpath === false) ? $routesFile : $realpath;
         }
     }