diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index ab724de..757835d 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -4322,6 +4322,10 @@ get_network_advanced_data()
 			# real paths are: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e/0/0000:02:02.0/net/eth1/uevent
 			# and on older debian kernels: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:02:02.0/net:eth1/uevent
 			working_path="/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:${a_network_adv_working[4]}"
+			# now we want the real one, that xiin also displays, without symbolic links.
+			if [[ -e $working_path ]];then
+				working_path=$( readlink -f $working_path 2>/dev/null )
+			fi
 			# working_path=$( ls /sys/devices/pci*/*/0000:${a_network_adv_working[4]}/net/*/uevent  )
 		else
 			# slice off the usb- part