diff --git a/samples/cpp/build_samples.sh b/samples/cpp/build_samples.sh
index 06c51d33a49..15f30890396 100755
--- a/samples/cpp/build_samples.sh
+++ b/samples/cpp/build_samples.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ usage() {
     exit 1
 }
 
-samples_type=$(basename "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]-$0}" )" )
+samples_type="$(basename "$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")")"
 build_dir="$HOME/openvino_${samples_type}_samples_build"
 sample_install_dir=""
 
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ error() {
 }
 trap 'error ${LINENO}' ERR
 
-SAMPLES_PATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]-$0}" )" && pwd )"
-
+SAMPLES_PATH="$( cd "$( dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" )" && pwd )"
 printf "\nSetting environment variables for building samples...\n"
 
 if [ -z "$INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NCS_udev_rules.sh b/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NCS_udev_rules.sh
index decf175757d..ed8a1892f20 100755
--- a/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NCS_udev_rules.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NCS_udev_rules.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]-$0}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 echo "Updating udev rules..."
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NEO_OCL_driver.sh b/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NEO_OCL_driver.sh
index adc5b8ff5dd..4d164c1cf18 100755
--- a/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NEO_OCL_driver.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_dependencies/install_NEO_OCL_driver.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ EXIT_WRONG_ARG=2
 RHEL_VERSION=
 UBUNTU_VERSION=
 DISTRO=
-SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]-$0}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 INSTALL_DRIVER_VERSION='unknown'
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh b/scripts/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh
index eb84dd169eb..e551b96e12d 100755
--- a/scripts/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_dependencies/install_openvino_dependencies.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if [ -n "$selftest" ] ; then
             echo "||"
             echo "|| Test $image / '$opt'"
             echo "||"
-            SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]-$0}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+            SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
             docker run -it --rm \
                 --volume ${SCRIPT_DIR}:/scripts:ro,Z  \
                 --volume yum-cache:/var/cache/yum \
diff --git a/scripts/setupvars/setupvars.sh b/scripts/setupvars/setupvars.sh
index 2fabf0d9173..4de33ef39dc 100755
--- a/scripts/setupvars/setupvars.sh
+++ b/scripts/setupvars/setupvars.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]-$0}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 INSTALLDIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}"
 export INTEL_OPENVINO_DIR="$INSTALLDIR"
 
diff --git a/tools/mo/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.sh b/tools/mo/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.sh
index e1fc9d2b5ae..f8c7d646bfe 100755
--- a/tools/mo/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.sh
+++ b/tools/mo/install_prerequisites/install_prerequisites.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ for ((i=1;i <= $#;i++)) {
 }
 
 VENV_DIR="$HOME/venv_openvino"
-SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]-$0}" )" && pwd )"
+SCRIPTDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" )" && pwd )"
 
 if [[ -f /etc/centos-release ]]; then
     DISTRO="centos"