diff --git a/realpath.sh b/realpath.sh
index 214ae02..5602b91 100755
--- a/realpath.sh
+++ b/realpath.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ while [ -n "$left" ]; do
   *)
     # Relative symlink: Keep $result, its the symlink base
     left="${target}/${left}"
+    result="${result%/*}"
     ;;
   esac