diff --git a/scripts/util_functions.sh b/scripts/util_functions.sh
index bbba83f36..0a3c19178 100644
--- a/scripts/util_functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/util_functions.sh
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ find_block() {
   for BLOCK in "$@"; do
     DEVICE=$(find /dev/block \( -type b -o -type c -o -type l \) -iname $BLOCK | head -n 1) 2>/dev/null
     if [ ! -z $DEVICE ]; then
-      readlink -f $DEVICE
+      echo $DEVICE
       return 0
     fi
   done
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ find_block() {
   for DEV in "$@"; do
     DEVICE=$(find /dev \( -type b -o -type c -o -type l \) -maxdepth 1 -iname $DEV | head -n 1) 2>/dev/null
     if [ ! -z $DEVICE ]; then
-      readlink -f $DEVICE
+      echo $DEVICE
       return 0
     fi
   done
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ find_boot_image() {
   BOOTIMAGE=
   if $RECOVERYMODE; then
     BOOTIMAGE=$(find_block "recovery$SLOT" "sos")
-  elif [ -L "/dev/block/by-name/init_boot$SLOT" ] && uname -r | grep -vq "android12-"; then
+  elif [ -e "/dev/block/by-name/init_boot$SLOT" ] && uname -r | grep -vq "android12-"; then
     # init_boot is only used with GKI 13+. It is possible that some devices with init_boot
     # partition still uses Android 12 GKI, so we need to explicitly detect that scenario.
-    BOOTIMAGE=$(readlink -f "/dev/block/by-name/init_boot$SLOT")
-  elif [ -L "/dev/block/by-name/boot$SLOT" ]; then
+    BOOTIMAGE="/dev/block/by-name/init_boot$SLOT"
+  elif [ -e "/dev/block/by-name/boot$SLOT" ]; then
     # Standard location since AOSP Android 10+
-    BOOTIMAGE=$(readlink -f "/dev/block/by-name/boot$SLOT")
+    BOOTIMAGE="/dev/block/by-name/boot$SLOT"
   elif [ -n "$SLOT" ]; then
     # Fallback for A/B devices running < Android 10
     BOOTIMAGE=$(find_block "ramdisk$SLOT" "boot$SLOT")