diff --git a/news/3842.bugfix.rst b/news/3842.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb21be89de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/3842.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Resolve the symlinks when the path is absolute.
diff --git a/pipenv/project.py b/pipenv/project.py
index d0d668bfc8..c4b0c9419b 100644
--- a/pipenv/project.py
+++ b/pipenv/project.py
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ def _normalized(p):
     if p is None:
         return None
     loc = vistir.compat.Path(p)
-    if not loc.is_absolute():
-        try:
-            loc = loc.resolve()
-        except OSError:
-            loc = loc.absolute()
+    try:
+        loc = loc.resolve()
+    except OSError:
+        loc = loc.absolute()
     # Recase the path properly on Windows. From https://stackoverflow.com/a/35229734/5043728
     if os.name == 'nt':
         matches = glob.glob(re.sub(r'([^:/\\])(?=[/\\]|$)', r'[\1]', str(loc)))