diff --git a/boards/iot-lab_M3/dist/flash.sh b/boards/iot-lab_M3/dist/flash.sh
index 63c4488f0899..9885a5b3c1c1 100755
--- a/boards/iot-lab_M3/dist/flash.sh
+++ b/boards/iot-lab_M3/dist/flash.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ -L "$0" ]; then
-    FILE=$(readlink -e "$0")
+    FILE=$(readlink "$0")
 else
     FILE="$0"
 fi
diff --git a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug-server.sh b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug-server.sh
index b892483caf63..b61c5bdd8b7f 100755
--- a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug-server.sh
+++ b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug-server.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 if [ -L "$0" ]; then
-    FILE=$(readlink -e "$0")
+    FILE=$(readlink "$0")
 else
     FILE="$0"
 fi
diff --git a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug.sh b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug.sh
index 09be600cdadf..a73beba147e2 100755
--- a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug.sh
+++ b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/debug.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -L "$0" ]; then
-    FILE=$(readlink -e "$0")
+    FILE=$(readlink "$0")
 else
     FILE="$0"
 fi
diff --git a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/flash.sh b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/flash.sh
index 3afb80068b18..92b656767325 100755
--- a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/flash.sh
+++ b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/dist/flash.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$1" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -L "$0" ]; then
-    FILE=$(readlink -e "$0")
+    FILE=$(readlink "$0")
 else
     FILE="$0"
 fi