diff --git a/bin/freight-cache b/bin/freight-cache
index c6e8fcc..ee25fe8 100755
--- a/bin/freight-cache
+++ b/bin/freight-cache
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ do
 
 	# Parse the manager and distro out of the Freight library path.
 	DIR="$(readlink -f "$DIR")"
-	DIR="${DIR##"$VARLIB/"}"
+	DIR="${DIR##"$(readlink -f "$VARLIB")/"}"
 	MANAGER="$(dirname "$DIR")"
 	DIST="$(basename "$DIR")"