diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 511ccd3a..747d8c48 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ PlatformIO Core 5
     * `pio pkg uninstall <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_uninstall.html>`_ - uninstall the project dependencies or custom packages
     * `pio pkg update <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_update.html>`__ - update the project dependencies or custom packages
 
+  - Package Manifest
+
+    * Added support for `"scripts" <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/config.html#scripts>`__ (`issue #485 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/485>`_)
+    * Added support for `multi-licensed <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/config.html#license>`__ packages using SPDX Expressions (`issue #4037 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4037>`_)
+    * Added support for `"dependencies" <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/config.html#dependencies>`__ declared in a "tool" package manifest
+
   - Added support for `symbolic links <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_install.html#local-folder>`__ allowing pointing the local source folder to the Package Manager (`issue #3348 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/3348>`_)
-  - Added support for `"scripts" <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/config.html#scripts>`__ in package manifest (`issue #485 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/485>`_)
-  - Added support for `multi-licensed <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/config.html#license>`__ packages using SPDX Expressions (`issue #4037 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4037>`_)
-  - Added support for `"dependencies" <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/librarymanager/config.html#dependencies>`__ declared in a "tool" package manifest
   - Automatically install dependencies of the local (private) project libraries (`issue #2910 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/2910>`_)
   - Ignore files according to the patterns declared in ".gitignore" when using the `pio package pack <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/pkg/cmd_pack.html>`__ command (`issue #4188 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4188>`_)
   - Dropped automatic updates of global libraries and development platforms (`issue #4179 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4179>`_)
diff --git a/platformio/package/manager/_symlink.py b/platformio/package/manager/_symlink.py
index 98a03174..ec6e8452 100644
--- a/platformio/package/manager/_symlink.py
+++ b/platformio/package/manager/_symlink.py
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ class PackageManagerSymlinkMixin(object):
             data = json.load(fp)
         spec = PackageSpec(**data["spec"])
         assert spec.symlink
-        pkg_dir = os.path.realpath(spec.uri[10:])
-        if not os.path.isdir(pkg_dir):
-            with fs.cd(data["cwd"]):
-                pkg_dir = os.path.realpath(pkg_dir)
-        return (pkg_dir if os.path.isdir(pkg_dir) else None, spec)
+        with fs.cd(data["cwd"]):
+            pkg_dir = os.path.realpath(pkg_dir)
+            return (pkg_dir if os.path.isdir(pkg_dir) else None, spec)
 
     def get_symlinked_package(self, path):
         pkg_dir, spec = self.resolve_symlink(path)