diff --git a/install b/install
index 4f0d4d5..119643c 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-dir=$(dirname "${0}")
-basedir=$(readlink -f "${dir}")
+basedir=$(dirname "${0}")
 ${ECHOX} "I assume that CQ UNIX toolkit are in: '${basedir}'\n"
 if [ ! -d "${INSTALL_DIR}" ] 
 then