diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 3c3a7553..fe652892 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
  ===== trunk =====
  27.01.2014
  - bugfix $smarty->debugging = true; did show the variable of the $smarty object not the variables used in display() call (forum topic 24764)
+ - bugfix clearCompiledTemplate(), clearAll() and clear() should use realpath to avoid possible exception from RecursiveDirectoryIterator (Issue 171)
  
  26.01.2014
  - bugfix  undo block nesting checks for {nocache} for reasons like forum topic 23280 (forum topic 24762)
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
index 049cc91b..ad728340 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_cacheresource_file.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
             $_compile_id = isset($compile_id) ? preg_replace('![^\w\|]+!', '_', $compile_id) : null;
             $_dir_sep = $smarty->use_sub_dirs ? '/' : '^';
             $_compile_id_offset = $smarty->use_sub_dirs ? 3 : 0;
-            $_dir = $smarty->getCacheDir();
+            $_dir = realpath($smarty->getCacheDir());
             $_dir_length = strlen($_dir);
             if (isset($_cache_id)) {
                 $_cache_id_parts = explode('|', $_cache_id);
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
index 33091eaf..55509ded 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility
      */
     public static function clearCompiledTemplate($resource_name, $compile_id, $exp_time, Smarty $smarty)
     {
-        $_compile_dir = $smarty->getCompileDir();
+        $_compile_dir = realpath($smarty->getCompileDir());
         $_compile_id = isset($compile_id) ? preg_replace('![^\w\|]+!', '_', $compile_id) : null;
         $_dir_sep = $smarty->use_sub_dirs ? DS : '^';
         if (isset($resource_name)) {