diff --git a/src/script/ant b/src/script/ant
index dad998070..f80504aaf 100644
--- a/src/script/ant
+++ b/src/script/ant
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ if [ -z "$ANT_HOME" ] ; then
   ## resolve links - $0 may be a link to ant's home
   PRG=$0
   progname=`basename $0`
+  saveddir=`pwd`
+
+  # need this for relative symlinks
+  cd `dirname $PRG`
   
   while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
     ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ if [ -z "$ANT_HOME" ] ; then
   
   ANT_HOME=`dirname "$PRG"`/..
 
+  # make it fully qualified
+  ANT_HOME=`cd "$ANT_HOME" && pwd`
+
+  cd $saveddir
 fi
 
 # For Cygwin, ensure paths are in UNIX format before anything is touched