diff --git a/src/watchdog/observers/fsevents.py b/src/watchdog/observers/fsevents.py
index 21ba95c2..f1020e8f 100644
--- a/src/watchdog/observers/fsevents.py
+++ b/src/watchdog/observers/fsevents.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def __init__(self, event_queue, watch, timeout=DEFAULT_EMITTER_TIMEOUT, suppress
         self._start_time = 0.0
         self._starting_state = None
         self._lock = threading.Lock()
-        self._absolute_watch_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(self.watch.path))
+        self._absolute_watch_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(self.watch.path)))
 
     def on_thread_stop(self):
         _fsevents.remove_watch(self.watch)