diff --git a/src/sharry/file/mod.rs b/src/sharry/file/mod.rs
index 434b987..e948103 100644
--- a/src/sharry/file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sharry/file/mod.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ mod chunks;
 
 use std::{
     ffi::OsStr,
-    fs::metadata,
+    fs::{canonicalize, metadata},
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
     io::{self, ErrorKind},
-    path::{Path, PathBuf, absolute},
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
 use log::{debug, error};
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Hash for File {
 
 impl File {
     pub fn new(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> io::Result<Self> {
-        let abs_path = absolute(path)?;
+        let abs_path = canonicalize(path)?;
 
         let m = metadata(&abs_path)?;
         if !m.is_file() {