diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module
index d2e44ba28..4f5468293 100644
--- a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-module
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-name doom-modules-dir)` -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-truename doom-modules-dir)` -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
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diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages
index 789b9b983..a87f1eae8 100644
--- a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-packages
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
-;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-name doom-modules-dir)`
+;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-truename doom-modules-dir)`
 
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diff --git a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test
index 9cd77f6ac..af428094a 100644
--- a/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test
+++ b/modules/feature/file-templates/templates/emacs-lisp-mode/__doom-test
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
-;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-name doom-modules-dir)`
+;;; `(file-relative-name buffer-file-truename doom-modules-dir)`
 
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