diff --git a/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php b/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
index 8380ffe70cb..ad3b881451d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public function read($key) {
 		}
 
 		$file = $this->_getFilePath($key);
-		if (!is_file($file)) {
+		if (!is_file(realpath($file))) {
 			throw new ConfigureException(__d('cake_dev', 'Could not load configuration file: %s', $file));
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php b/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php
index f159562d8fe..d15a41b839c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public function read($key) {
 		}
 
 		$file = $this->_getFilePath($key);
-		if (!is_file($file)) {
+		if (!is_file(realpath($file))) {
 			throw new ConfigureException(__d('cake_dev', 'Could not load configuration file: %s', $file));
 		}