diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 84436d8ea..06173c1a0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -527,14 +527,11 @@ Command.prototype.executeSubCommand = function(argv, args, unknown) {
 
   // In case of globally installed, get the base dir where executable
   //  subcommand file should be located at
-  var baseDir,
-    link = fs.lstatSync(f).isSymbolicLink() ? fs.readlinkSync(f) : f;
+  var baseDir;
 
-  // when symbolink is relative path
-  if (link !== f && link.charAt(0) !== '/') {
-    link = path.join(dirname(f), link);
-  }
-  baseDir = dirname(link);
+  var resolvedLink = fs.realpathSync(f);
+
+  baseDir = dirname(resolvedLink);
 
   // prefer local `./<bin>` to bin in the $PATH
   var localBin = path.join(baseDir, bin);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/another-dir/pm b/test/fixtures/another-dir/pm
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..9e8f71e18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/another-dir/pm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../other-dir/pm
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/other-dir/pm b/test/fixtures/other-dir/pm
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..d7569ef30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/other-dir/pm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../pm
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test.command.executableSubcommand.js b/test/test.command.executableSubcommand.js
index 2dae6b7bf..b9c720c04 100644
--- a/test/test.command.executableSubcommand.js
+++ b/test/test.command.executableSubcommand.js
@@ -34,3 +34,10 @@ var bin = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/pmlink')
 exec(bin + ' install', function (error, stdout, stderr) {
   stdout.should.equal('install\n');
 });
+
+// when `bin` is a symbol link pointing at a symbolic for mocking global install
+var bin = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/another-dir/pm')
+// success case
+exec(bin + ' install', function (error, stdout, stderr) {
+  stdout.should.equal('install\n');
+});
diff --git a/test/test.command.executableSubcommandAlias.js b/test/test.command.executableSubcommandAlias.js
index 6d03161eb..0bf1fb0f4 100644
--- a/test/test.command.executableSubcommandAlias.js
+++ b/test/test.command.executableSubcommandAlias.js
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ var bin = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/pmlink')
 exec(bin + ' i', function (error, stdout, stderr) {
   stdout.should.equal('install\n');
 });
+
+// when `bin` is a symbol link pointing at a symbolic for mocking global install
+var bin = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/another-dir/pm')
+// success case
+exec(bin + ' install', function (error, stdout, stderr) {
+  stdout.should.equal('install\n');
+});
diff --git a/test/test.command.executableSubcommandDefault.js b/test/test.command.executableSubcommandDefault.js
index 36796d867..cf6d773a8 100644
--- a/test/test.command.executableSubcommandDefault.js
+++ b/test/test.command.executableSubcommandDefault.js
@@ -44,3 +44,10 @@ var bin = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/pmlink')
 exec(bin + ' install', function (error, stdout, stderr) {
   stdout.should.equal('install\n');
 });
+
+// when `bin` is a symbol link pointing at a symbolic for mocking global install
+var bin = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures/another-dir/pm')
+// success case
+exec(bin + ' install', function (error, stdout, stderr) {
+  stdout.should.equal('install\n');
+});