diff --git a/Tools/deploy-mac.py b/Tools/deploy-mac.py
index d566fe7c85..9009c79d1c 100755
--- a/Tools/deploy-mac.py
+++ b/Tools/deploy-mac.py
@@ -69,15 +69,8 @@ def parseOtoolLine(line, execPath, root):
 		split[:1] = execPath
 	if split[0] == '/' and not os.access(joinPath(split), os.F_OK):
 		split[:1] = root
-	try:
-		oldPath = joinPath(split)
-		while True:
-			linkPath = os.readlink(os.path.abspath(oldPath))
-			oldPath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(oldPath), linkPath)
-	except OSError as e:
-		if e.errno != errno.EINVAL:
-			raise
-		split = splitPath(oldPath)
+	oldPath = os.path.realpath(joinPath(split))
+	split = splitPath(oldPath)
 	isFramework = False
 	if not split[-1].endswith('.dylib'):
 		isFramework = True