diff --git a/Lib/platform.py b/Lib/platform.py
index 3d1997c..1fc1032 100755
--- a/Lib/platform.py
+++ b/Lib/platform.py
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
     """ In case filepath is a symlink, follow it until a
         real file is reached.
     """
-    filepath = _abspath(filepath)
+    filepath = os.path.abspath(filepath)
     while os.path.islink(filepath):
         filepath = os.path.normpath(
             os.path.join(filepath,os.readlink(filepath)))