diff --git a/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp b/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp
index 9d5c7d046e..19d8380e4b 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp
+++ b/gfx/drivers_shader/glslang_util.cpp
@@ -46,15 +46,26 @@ bool glslang_read_shader_file(const char *path, vector<string> *output, bool roo
    char                          *buf = nullptr;
    int64_t                        len = 0;
    const char *basename               = path_basename(path);
+   size_t path_size                   = PATH_MAX_LENGTH * sizeof(char);
+   char *tmp_path                     = (char*)malloc(path_size);
 
    include_path[0] = tmp[0] = '\0';
 
-   if (!filestream_read_file(path, (void**)&buf, &len))
+   strlcpy(tmp_path, path, path_size);
+   path_resolve_realpath(tmp_path, path_size);
+
+   if (!path_is_valid(tmp_path))
+      strlcpy(tmp_path, path, path_size);
+
+   if (!filestream_read_file(tmp_path, (void**)&buf, &len))
    {
-      RARCH_ERR("Failed to open shader file: \"%s\".\n", path);
+      RARCH_ERR("Failed to open shader file: \"%s\".\n", tmp_path);
+      free(tmp_path);
       return false;
    }
 
+   free(tmp_path);
+
    /* Remove Windows \r chars if we encounter them.
     * filestream_read_file() allocates one extra for 0 terminator. */
    auto itr = remove_if(buf, buf + len + 1, [](char c) {