diff --git a/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php b/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php
index 168b38d..c29de8c 100644
--- a/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php
+++ b/src/Behat/MinkExtension/Context/MinkContext.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class MinkContext extends RawMinkContext implements TranslatedContextInterface
         $field = $this->fixStepArgument($field);
 
         if ($this->getMinkParameter('files_path')) {
-            $fullPath = rtrim($this->getMinkParameter('files_path'), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path;
+            $fullPath = rtrim(realpath($this->getMinkParameter('files_path')), DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path;
             if (is_file($fullPath)) {
                 $path = $fullPath;
             }