diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/File.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/File.php
index 4675332e17..bda63e9a6b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/File.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/File/File.php
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class File
             throw new FileNotFoundException($path);
         }
 
-        $this->path = realpath($path);
+        $this->path = $path;
     }
 
     /**