diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 779558ea787..395ac59e7c3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ if(NOT DEFINED FLATBUFFERS_LOCALE_INDEPENDENT)
 endif()
 add_definitions(-DFLATBUFFERS_LOCALE_INDEPENDENT=$<BOOL:${FLATBUFFERS_LOCALE_INDEPENDENT}>)
 
+if(NOT WIN32)
+  check_symbol_exists(realpath "stdlib.h" HAVE_REALPATH)
+  if(NOT HAVE_REALPATH)
+    add_definitions(-DFLATBUFFERS_NO_ABSOLUTE_PATH_RESOLUTION)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 set(FlatBuffers_Library_SRCS
   include/flatbuffers/allocator.h
   include/flatbuffers/array.h