diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index f0275e86874..842c057e9bc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
         return (uid, gid)
 
     def find_mount_point(self, path):
-        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(path)))
+        path = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(path)))
         while not os.path.ismount(path):
             path = os.path.dirname(path)
         return path