diff --git a/send2trash/plat_other.py b/send2trash/plat_other.py
index 867de92..637b359 100644
--- a/send2trash/plat_other.py
+++ b/send2trash/plat_other.py
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ def trash_move(src, dst, topdir=None):
 
 def find_mount_point(path):
     # Even if something's wrong, "/" is a mount point, so the loop will exit.
-    path = op.abspath(path) # Required to avoid infinite loop
+    # Use realpath in case it's a symlink
+    path = op.realpath(path) # Required to avoid infinite loop
     while not op.ismount(path):
         path = op.split(path)[0]
     return path