diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
index 135f44e939..9a97357b97 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/meta/metaOpen.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ int metaOpen(SVnode *pVnode, SMeta **ppMeta) {
   pMeta->path = (char *)&pMeta[1];
   sprintf(pMeta->path, "%s%s%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pVnode->pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, pVnode->path, TD_DIRSEP,
           VNODE_META_DIR);
+  taosRealPath(pMeta->path, NULL, slen);
   pMeta->pVnode = pVnode;
 
   // create path if not created yet
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c
index 180eea3237..fa54c811ff 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/tsdb/tsdbOpen.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int tsdbOpen(SVnode *pVnode, STsdb **ppTsdb, const char *dir, STsdbKeepCfg *pKee
   memcpy(pTsdb->dir, dir, strlen(dir));
   pTsdb->path = (char *)&pTsdb[1];
   sprintf(pTsdb->path, "%s%s%s%s%s", tfsGetPrimaryPath(pVnode->pTfs), TD_DIRSEP, pVnode->path, TD_DIRSEP, dir);
+  taosRealPath(pTsdb->path, NULL, slen);
   pTsdb->pVnode = pVnode;
   pTsdb->repoLocked = false;
   taosThreadMutexInit(&pTsdb->mutex, NULL);
diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
index 739f7f9fa3..9412c39b27 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/src/vnd/vnodeOpen.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ SVnode *vnodeOpen(const char *path, STfs *pTfs, SMsgCb msgCb) {
 
   // open wal
   sprintf(tdir, "%s%s%s", dir, TD_DIRSEP, VNODE_WAL_DIR);
+  taosRealPath(tdir, NULL, sizeof(tdir));
   pVnode->pWal = walOpen(tdir, &(pVnode->config.walCfg));
   if (pVnode->pWal == NULL) {
     vError("vgId:%d failed to open vnode wal since %s", TD_VID(pVnode), tstrerror(terrno));
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ SVnode *vnodeOpen(const char *path, STfs *pTfs, SMsgCb msgCb) {
 
   // open tq
   sprintf(tdir, "%s%s%s", dir, TD_DIRSEP, VNODE_TQ_DIR);
+  taosRealPath(tdir, NULL, sizeof(tdir));
   pVnode->pTq = tqOpen(tdir, pVnode, pVnode->pWal);
   if (pVnode->pTq == NULL) {
     vError("vgId:%d failed to open vnode tq since %s", TD_VID(pVnode), tstrerror(terrno));
diff --git a/tests/tsim/src/simParse.c b/tests/tsim/src/simParse.c
index a0721941e3..638c4a1ccb 100644
--- a/tests/tsim/src/simParse.c
+++ b/tests/tsim/src/simParse.c
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ SScript *simParseScript(char *fileName) {
     strcpy(name, fileName);
   } else {
     sprintf(name, "%s" TD_DIRSEP "%s", simScriptDir, fileName);
+    taosRealPath(name, NULL, sizeof(name));
   }
 
   // if ((fd = fopen(name, "r")) == NULL) {