diff --git a/sapi/cli/main.c b/sapi/cli/main.c
index 7cf879c..88100f8 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/main.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/main.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
  */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#ifndef PATH_MAX
+	#define PATH_MAX MAX_PATH
+#endif
 /* Make sure this header file is available.*/
 #include "ph7.h"
 /*
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ static int Output_Consumer(const void *pOutput, unsigned int nOutputLen, void *p
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	ph7 *pEngine; /* PH7 engine */
 	ph7_vm *pVm;  /* Compiled PHP program */
+	char pScriptPath[PATH_MAX];  /* Full path of the script */
 	int dump_vm = 0;    /* Dump VM instructions if TRUE */
 	int err_report = 0; /* Report run-time errors if TRUE */
 	int n;              /* Script arguments */
@@ -153,9 +158,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			   0 /* NULL: Callback Private data */
 			  );
 	/* Now,it's time to compile our PHP file */
+#ifdef __UNIXES__
+	if(realpath(argv[n], pScriptPath) == NULL) {
+#else
+	if(GetFullPathName(argv[n], PATH_MAX, pScriptPath, NULL) != 0) {
+#endif
+		Fatal("Error cannot retrieve full path of the script");
+	}
 	rc = ph7_compile_file(
 			 pEngine, /* PH7 Engine */
-			 argv[n], /* Path to the PHP file to compile */
+			 pScriptPath, /* Path to the PHP file to compile */
 			 &pVm,    /* OUT: Compiled PHP program */
 			 0        /* IN: Compile flags */
 		 );
@@ -213,4 +225,4 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	ph7_vm_release(pVm);
 	ph7_release(pEngine);
 	return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}