diff --git a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
index 65fb6e615f5..9836bbe5642 100755
--- a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/clwrapper/cl-wrapper.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ eval "$NIX_LISP_PREHOOK"
 NIX_LISP_COMMAND="$1"
 shift
 
-[ -z "$NIX_LISP" ] && NIX_LISP="${NIX_LISP_COMMAND##*/}"
+if [ -z "$NIX_LISP" ]; then
+    while [ -h "${NIX_LISP_COMMAND}" ]; do
+        NIX_LISP_COMMAND="$(readlink -n "${NIX_LISP_COMMAND}")"
+    done
+    NIX_LISP="${NIX_LISP_COMMAND##*/}"
+fi
 
 export NIX_LISP NIX_LISP_LOAD_FILE NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE NIX_LISP_COMMAND NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS
 
@@ -116,8 +121,10 @@ nix_lisp_build_system(){
 
 eval "$NIX_LISP_PRELAUNCH_HOOK"
 
-[ -z "$NIX_LISP_SKIP_CODE" ] && "$NIX_LISP_COMMAND" $NIX_LISP_EARLY_OPTIONS \
-	$NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE "${NIX_LISP_ASDF_LOAD:-"(load \"$NIX_LISP_ASDF/lib/common-lisp/asdf/build/asdf.$NIX_LISP_FASL_TYPE\")"}" \
-	$NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE "$NIX_LISP_ASDF_REGISTRY_CODE" \
-	${NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS[*]:+"${NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS[@]}"} \
-	"$@"
+if [ -z "$NIX_LISP_SKIP_CODE" ]; then
+    "$NIX_LISP_COMMAND" $NIX_LISP_EARLY_OPTIONS \
+	                $NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE "${NIX_LISP_ASDF_LOAD:-"(load \"$NIX_LISP_ASDF/lib/common-lisp/asdf/build/asdf.$NIX_LISP_FASL_TYPE\")"}" \
+	                $NIX_LISP_EXEC_CODE "$NIX_LISP_ASDF_REGISTRY_CODE" \
+	                ${NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS[*]:+"${NIX_LISP_FINAL_PARAMETERS[@]}"} \
+	                "$@"
+fi