diff --git a/bin/build-all.sh b/bin/build-all.sh
index a5e5c7c..3eb46f4 100755
--- a/bin/build-all.sh
+++ b/bin/build-all.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then
+    basedir=$(dirname $(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P))
+else
+    basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+fi
 
 # retrieve the I2P Java sources, OpenJDK and the Ant build tool
 $basedir/bin/import-packages.sh
diff --git a/bin/build-launcher.sh b/bin/build-launcher.sh
index ee076ad..590bb6f 100755
--- a/bin/build-launcher.sh
+++ b/bin/build-launcher.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then
+    basedir=$(dirname $(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P))
+else
+    basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+fi
 
 source $basedir/bin/java-config.sh
 
diff --git a/bin/build-original-i2p.sh b/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
index 7b140e3..8760a30 100755
--- a/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
+++ b/bin/build-original-i2p.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then
+    basedir=$(dirname $(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P))
+else
+    basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+fi
 
 cd $basedir/import
 
diff --git a/bin/convert-jars-to-modules.sh b/bin/convert-jars-to-modules.sh
index ddc1601..0f6378e 100755
--- a/bin/convert-jars-to-modules.sh
+++ b/bin/convert-jars-to-modules.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then
+    basedir=$(dirname $(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P))
+else
+    basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+fi
 
 source $basedir/bin/java-config.sh
 
diff --git a/bin/import-packages.sh b/bin/import-packages.sh
index f19ab92..9d6b569 100755
--- a/bin/import-packages.sh
+++ b/bin/import-packages.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then
+    basedir=$(dirname $(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P))
+else
+    basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+fi
 
 source $basedir/bin/java-config.sh
 
diff --git a/bin/java-config.sh b/bin/java-config.sh
index 60dc293..c6535c9 100644
--- a/bin/java-config.sh
+++ b/bin/java-config.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then
+    basedir=$(dirname $(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P))
+else
+    basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+fi
 
 JDK_DOWNLOAD_FILENAME_LINUX=OpenJDK11U-jdk_x64_linux_hotspot_11.0.1_13.tar.gz
 JDK_DOWNLOAD_FILENAME_MAC=OpenJDK11U-jdk_x64_mac_hotspot_11.0.1_13.tar.gz
diff --git a/resources/launch.sh b/resources/launch.sh
index 3945a4b..59db73d 100755
--- a/resources/launch.sh
+++ b/resources/launch.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then
+    basedir=$(dirname $(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd -P))
+else
+    basedir=$(dirname $(dirname $(readlink -fm $0)))
+fi
 
-$basedir/bin/java -cp $basedir/i2p.base/jbigi.jar -m org.getmonero.i2p.zero --i2p.dir.base=$basedir/i2p.base --i2p.dir.config=$basedir/i2p.config
\ No newline at end of file
+$basedir/bin/java -cp $basedir/i2p.base/jbigi.jar -m org.getmonero.i2p.zero --i2p.dir.base=$basedir/i2p.base --i2p.dir.config=$basedir/i2p.config