diff --git a/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh b/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh
index f20286b5e..8dddb0099 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_appimages.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
     DISTRIB_PATH=$PWD/../../distrib
 else
-    DISTRIB_PATH=$1
+    DISTRIB_PATH=$(realpath $1)
 fi
 
 cd $DISTRIB_PATH
diff --git a/install/linux/linux_build.sh b/install/linux/linux_build.sh
index 57aa55b86..503cfd847 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_build.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_build.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
     BUILD_PATH="../../src"
 else
-    BUILD_PATH=$1
+    BUILD_PATH=$(realpath $1)
 fi
 
 if ! [ -d $BUILD_PATH ]
diff --git a/install/linux/linux_build_meshlab_mini.sh b/install/linux/linux_build_meshlab_mini.sh
index 894ab5941..368fa5b66 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_build_meshlab_mini.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_build_meshlab_mini.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
     BUILD_PATH="../../src"
 else
-    BUILD_PATH=$1
+    BUILD_PATH=$(realpath $1)
 fi
 
 if ! [ -d $BUILD_PATH ]
diff --git a/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh b/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh
index b9ed8ad03..90cdd6e7c 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_deploy.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
     DISTRIB_PATH=$PWD/../../distrib
 else
-    DISTRIB_PATH=$1
+    DISTRIB_PATH=$(realpath $1)
 fi
 
 cd $DISTRIB_PATH
diff --git a/install/linux/linux_make_boundle.sh b/install/linux/linux_make_boundle.sh
index 73fd73bbd..0265bc1f9 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_make_boundle.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_make_boundle.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
     DISTRIB_PATH=$PWD/../../distrib
 else
-    DISTRIB_PATH=$1
+    DISTRIB_PATH=$(realpath $1)
 fi
 
 SOURCE_PATH=$PWD/../../src
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ rm -r lib
 mv usr/lib/meshlab/libIFX* .
 mv libIFXCoreStatic.a usr/lib/meshlab
 chrpath -r '$ORIGIN/../lib/meshlab/' usr/bin/meshlab
-chrpath -r '$ORIGIN/../lib/meshlab/' usr/bin/meshlabserver
\ No newline at end of file
+chrpath -r '$ORIGIN/../lib/meshlab/' usr/bin/meshlabserver
diff --git a/install/linux/linux_make_it.sh b/install/linux/linux_make_it.sh
index aafa17f20..151bcf483 100644
--- a/install/linux/linux_make_it.sh
+++ b/install/linux/linux_make_it.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
 then
     BUILD_PATH="../../src"
 else
-    BUILD_PATH=$1
+    BUILD_PATH=$(realpath $1)
 fi
 
 sh linux_build.sh $BUILD_PATH