diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/place-dep.js b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/place-dep.js
index 913b2ba6c2bc7..bea9520173143 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/place-dep.js
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/place-dep.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class PlaceDep {
       integrity: dep.integrity,
       legacyPeerDeps: this.legacyPeerDeps,
       error: dep.errors[0],
-      ...(dep.isLink ? { target: dep.target, realpath: dep.target.path } : {}),
+      ...(dep.isLink ? { target: dep.target, realpath: dep.realpath } : {}),
     })
 
     this.oldDep = target.children.get(this.name)