diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_arm64.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_arm64.go
index e9c0c5ab42..d75237938a 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_arm64.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/options_darwin_arm64.go
@@ -46,23 +46,13 @@ func getOvmfDir(imagePath, vmName string) string {
  */
 func getEdk2CodeFdPathFromQemuBinaryPath() string {
 	cfg, err := config.Default()
-	if err != nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	execPath, err := cfg.FindHelperBinary(QemuCommand, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	sharePath := func(path string) string {
-		return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(path), "..", "share", "qemu"))
-	}
-
-	symlinkedPath, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(execPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return sharePath(execPath)
+	if err == nil {
+		execPath, err := cfg.FindHelperBinary(QemuCommand, true)
+		if err == nil {
+			return filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(execPath), "..", "share", "qemu"))
+		}
 	}
-	return sharePath(symlinkedPath)
+	return ""
 }
 
 /*