diff --git a/freeze/SKILL.md b/freeze/SKILL.md
index abab021c7..14b1a22f8 100644
--- a/freeze/SKILL.md
+++ b/freeze/SKILL.md
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ Ask the user which directory to restrict edits to. Use AskUserQuestion:
 
 Once the user provides a directory path:
 
-1. Resolve it to an absolute path:
+1. Resolve it to an absolute path (including symlinks):
 ```bash
-FREEZE_DIR=$(cd "<user-provided-path>" 2>/dev/null && pwd)
+FREEZE_DIR=$(cd "<user-provided-path>" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P)
 echo "$FREEZE_DIR"
 ```
 
diff --git a/freeze/SKILL.md.tmpl b/freeze/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 42329c41c..2f69bc662 100644
--- a/freeze/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/freeze/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ Ask the user which directory to restrict edits to. Use AskUserQuestion:
 
 Once the user provides a directory path:
 
-1. Resolve it to an absolute path:
+1. Resolve it to an absolute path (including symlinks):
 ```bash
-FREEZE_DIR=$(cd "<user-provided-path>" 2>/dev/null && pwd)
+FREEZE_DIR=$(cd "<user-provided-path>" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P)
 echo "$FREEZE_DIR"
 ```