diff --git a/generators/poppler/synctex/patches/09-fix_path_comparison.diff b/generators/poppler/synctex/patches/09-fix_path_comparison.diff
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..984a0a628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generators/poppler/synctex/patches/09-fix_path_comparison.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c b/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
+index 3be45b7..3dd764f 100644
+--- a/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
++++ b/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
+@@ -199,7 +199,16 @@ next_character:
+ 	++rhs;
+ 	goto next_character;
+ #	else
+-    return 0 == strcmp(lhs,rhs)?synctex_YES:synctex_NO;
++	if (lhs[0] == '/' && rhs[0] == '/') { /* for absolute paths compare the real paths */
++		char *lhsreal = realpath(lhs, 0);
++		char *rhsreal = realpath(rhs, 0);
++		synctex_bool_t result = lhsreal && rhsreal && 0 == strcmp(lhsreal,rhsreal)?synctex_YES:synctex_NO;
++		free (lhsreal);
++		free (rhsreal);
++		return result;
++	} else {
++		return 0 == strcmp(lhs,rhs)?synctex_YES:synctex_NO;
++	}
+ #	endif
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/generators/poppler/synctex/patches/series b/generators/poppler/synctex/patches/series
index f8e3ddf2a..7497c5244 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/synctex/patches/series
+++ b/generators/poppler/synctex/patches/series
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 06-mingw-_synctex_error.diff
 07-synctex_scanner_new_with_output_file-reset-mode.diff
 08-fix_cpp_comments.diff
+09-fix_path_comparison.diff
diff --git a/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c b/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
index 3be45b7da..3dd764fb8 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
+++ b/generators/poppler/synctex/synctex_parser_utils.c
@@ -199,7 +199,16 @@ next_character:
 	++rhs;
 	goto next_character;
 #	else
-    return 0 == strcmp(lhs,rhs)?synctex_YES:synctex_NO;
+	if (lhs[0] == '/' && rhs[0] == '/') { /* for absolute paths compare the real paths */
+		char *lhsreal = realpath(lhs, 0);
+		char *rhsreal = realpath(rhs, 0);
+		synctex_bool_t result = lhsreal && rhsreal && 0 == strcmp(lhsreal,rhsreal)?synctex_YES:synctex_NO;
+		free (lhsreal);
+		free (rhsreal);
+		return result;
+	} else {
+		return 0 == strcmp(lhs,rhs)?synctex_YES:synctex_NO;
+	}
 #	endif
 }