diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py b/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
index 979ba9d2dc..fb7cf303f2 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 dirs.append(app_dir)
         dirs.extend(fixture_dirs)
         dirs.append('')
-        return [os.path.abspath(os.path.realpath(d)) for d in dirs]
+        return [os.path.realpath(d) for d in dirs]
 
     def parse_name(self, fixture_name):
         """