diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
index e6ec50f10eb7..8b7745a49b4f 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ protected function load($paths)
             $command = $namespace.str_replace(
                 ['/', '.php'],
                 ['\\', ''],
-                Str::after($command->getPathname(), app_path().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)
+                Str::after($command->getPathname(), realpath(app_path()).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)
             );
 
             if (is_subclass_of($command, Command::class) &&