diff --git a/scripts/packager.sh b/scripts/packager.sh
index b9f90160f1aec8..acb1581257863f 100755
--- a/scripts/packager.sh
+++ b/scripts/packager.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
 # scripts directory
-THIS_DIR=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" || echo "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)
+THIS_DIR=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$(readlink "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" || echo "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)
 REACT_NATIVE_ROOT="$THIS_DIR/.."
 # Application root directory - General use case: react-native is a dependency
 PROJECT_ROOT="$THIS_DIR/../../.."