diff --git a/scripts/validate.py b/scripts/validate.py
index fcc08fb..461ba7f 100644
--- a/scripts/validate.py
+++ b/scripts/validate.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def find_fasmg(explicit: str | None) -> Path:
     if explicit:
         p = Path(explicit)
         if p.is_file():
-            return p
+            return p.resolve()
         sys.exit(f"error: --fasmg path does not exist: {explicit}")
     for c in DEFAULT_CANDIDATES:
         found = shutil.which(c) if os.sep not in c else (c if Path(c).is_file() else None)