diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
index 7587adb..4025b9b 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.bulk.inc
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ function locale_translate_batch_finished($success, $results) {
 function locale_translate_file_create($filepath) {
   $file = new stdClass();
   $file->filename = drupal_basename($filepath);
-  $file->uri = $filepath;
+  $file->uri = drupal_realpath($filepath);
   $file->timestamp = filemtime($file->uri);
   return $file;
 }