diff --git a/packages/vue-sass/vue-sass.js b/packages/vue-sass/vue-sass.js
index d9550c4..0309376 100644
--- a/packages/vue-sass/vue-sass.js
+++ b/packages/vue-sass/vue-sass.js
@@ -58,8 +58,22 @@ function discoverImportPath (importPath) {
   }
 
   for (let i = 0, potentialPath = potentialPaths[i]; i < potentialPaths.length; i++, potentialPath = potentialPaths[i]) {
-    if (fs.existsSync(potentialPaths[i]) && fs.lstatSync(potentialPaths[i]).isFile()) {
-      return potentialPath
+    if(fs.existsSync(potentialPath)) {
+      const stat = fs.lstatSync(potentialPath);
+
+      // if path is an symlink, check if the symlink points to a file
+      if(stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+        try {
+          const realPath = fs.realpathSync(potentialPath);
+          if(fs.lstatSync(realPath).isFile()) {
+            return potentialPath;
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          // ignore errors
+        }
+      } else if(stat.isFile()) {
+        return potentialPath;
+      }
     }
   }