diff --git a/realpath.sh b/realpath.sh
index 5602b91..82e4796 100755
--- a/realpath.sh
+++ b/realpath.sh
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ while [ -n "$left" ]; do
   left="${left#/}"
 done
 
-echo "$result"
+printf "%s\n" "$result"