diff --git a/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh b/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh
index ee18c320c97..5ad85bea27e 100644
--- a/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh
+++ b/boot/boot-stage-2-init.sh
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH
 export MODULE_DIR=$MODULE_DIR
 export NIX_CONF_DIR=/nix/etc/nix
 
-source $(dirname $(type -tp nix-env))/../etc/profile.d/nix.sh
+source $(dirname $(readlink -f $(type -tp nix-env)))/../etc/profile.d/nix.sh
 
 alias ll="ls -l"