diff --git a/src/bootstrap/requires.php b/src/bootstrap/requires.php
index 48749b5..3547ba5 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/requires.php
+++ b/src/bootstrap/requires.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ final class requires {
             return false;
         }
         
-        $dir = escapeshellcmd(realpath($realpath));
+        $dir = escapeshellcmd($realpath);
         return (file_exists($dir)) ? $dir : false;
     }