diff --git a/packaging/centos63/cloud-ipallocator.rc b/packaging/centos63/cloud-ipallocator.rc
index d26287dcb3c..d3eadec8a82 100755
--- a/packaging/centos63/cloud-ipallocator.rc
+++ b/packaging/centos63/cloud-ipallocator.rc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # set environment variables
 
-SHORTNAME=`basename $0`
+SHORTNAME="$(basename $(readlink -f $0))"
 PIDFILE=/var/run/"$SHORTNAME".pid
 LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/"$SHORTNAME"
 LOGFILE=/var/log/cloudstack/ipallocator/ipallocator.log
diff --git a/packaging/centos63/cloud-management.rc b/packaging/centos63/cloud-management.rc
index 6d2874854ee..f5ed7a8048a 100755
--- a/packaging/centos63/cloud-management.rc
+++ b/packaging/centos63/cloud-management.rc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
 fi
 
 
-NAME="$(basename $0)"
+NAME="$(basename $(readlink -f $0))"
 export SERVICE_NAME="$NAME"
 stop() {
 	SHUTDOWN_WAIT="30"
diff --git a/packaging/centos7/cloud-ipallocator.rc b/packaging/centos7/cloud-ipallocator.rc
index d26287dcb3c..d3eadec8a82 100755
--- a/packaging/centos7/cloud-ipallocator.rc
+++ b/packaging/centos7/cloud-ipallocator.rc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # set environment variables
 
-SHORTNAME=`basename $0`
+SHORTNAME="$(basename $(readlink -f $0))"
 PIDFILE=/var/run/"$SHORTNAME".pid
 LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/"$SHORTNAME"
 LOGFILE=/var/log/cloudstack/ipallocator/ipallocator.log
diff --git a/packaging/fedora20/cloud-ipallocator.rc b/packaging/fedora20/cloud-ipallocator.rc
index d26287dcb3c..d3eadec8a82 100755
--- a/packaging/fedora20/cloud-ipallocator.rc
+++ b/packaging/fedora20/cloud-ipallocator.rc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # set environment variables
 
-SHORTNAME=`basename $0`
+SHORTNAME="$(basename $(readlink -f $0))"
 PIDFILE=/var/run/"$SHORTNAME".pid
 LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/"$SHORTNAME"
 LOGFILE=/var/log/cloudstack/ipallocator/ipallocator.log
diff --git a/packaging/fedora20/cloud-management.rc b/packaging/fedora20/cloud-management.rc
index 6d2874854ee..f5ed7a8048a 100755
--- a/packaging/fedora20/cloud-management.rc
+++ b/packaging/fedora20/cloud-management.rc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
 fi
 
 
-NAME="$(basename $0)"
+NAME="$(basename $(readlink -f $0))"
 export SERVICE_NAME="$NAME"
 stop() {
 	SHUTDOWN_WAIT="30"
diff --git a/packaging/fedora21/cloud-ipallocator.rc b/packaging/fedora21/cloud-ipallocator.rc
index d26287dcb3c..d3eadec8a82 100755
--- a/packaging/fedora21/cloud-ipallocator.rc
+++ b/packaging/fedora21/cloud-ipallocator.rc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # set environment variables
 
-SHORTNAME=`basename $0`
+SHORTNAME="$(basename $(readlink -f $0))"
 PIDFILE=/var/run/"$SHORTNAME".pid
 LOCKFILE=/var/lock/subsys/"$SHORTNAME"
 LOGFILE=/var/log/cloudstack/ipallocator/ipallocator.log
diff --git a/packaging/fedora21/cloud-management.rc b/packaging/fedora21/cloud-management.rc
index 6d2874854ee..f5ed7a8048a 100755
--- a/packaging/fedora21/cloud-management.rc
+++ b/packaging/fedora21/cloud-management.rc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if [ -r /lib/lsb/init-functions ]; then
 fi
 
 
-NAME="$(basename $0)"
+NAME="$(basename $(readlink -f $0))"
 export SERVICE_NAME="$NAME"
 stop() {
 	SHUTDOWN_WAIT="30"