diff --git a/src/ExtendedMonolog/LogDirectoryHandler.php b/src/ExtendedMonolog/LogDirectoryHandler.php
index cbf13b3..2c2722f 100644
--- a/src/ExtendedMonolog/LogDirectoryHandler.php
+++ b/src/ExtendedMonolog/LogDirectoryHandler.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class LogDirectoryHandler extends StreamHandler {
      * @throws Throwable If an error occurs
      */
     public function __construct (string $dirPath, int $historyNumberOfDays = 30) {
-        $dirPath = realpath($dirPath) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+        $dirPath = $dirPath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
         $this->normalizeDirectory($dirPath, $historyNumberOfDays);
 
         parent::__construct(