diff --git a/Userland/Services/LaunchServer/Launcher.cpp b/Userland/Services/LaunchServer/Launcher.cpp
index d2d0ccbd3e..56e2433a64 100644
--- a/Userland/Services/LaunchServer/Launcher.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Services/LaunchServer/Launcher.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,9 @@ void Launcher::for_each_handler_for_path(const String& path, Function<bool(const
         return;
 
     if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
-        auto real_path = Core::File::real_path_for(String::formatted("{}/{}", LexicalPath::dirname(path), Core::File::read_link(path)));
+        auto link_target = LexicalPath { Core::File::read_link(path) };
+        LexicalPath absolute_link_target = link_target.is_absolute() ? link_target : LexicalPath::join(LexicalPath::dirname(path), link_target.string());
+        auto real_path = Core::File::real_path_for(absolute_link_target.string());
         return for_each_handler_for_path(real_path, [&](const auto& handler) -> bool {
             return f(handler);
         });