diff --git a/elpa-admin.el b/elpa-admin.el
index 24dd16d3cb..81467aa628 100644
--- a/elpa-admin.el
+++ b/elpa-admin.el
@@ -1262,7 +1262,8 @@ The INFILE and DISPLAY arguments are fixed as nil."
     "--tmpfs" "/tmp"))
 
 (defvar elpaa--sandbox-ro-binds
-  '("/lib" "/lib64" "/bin" "/usr" "/etc/alternatives" "/etc/emacs" "/gnu"))
+  `("/lib" "/lib64" "/bin" "/usr" "/etc/alternatives" "/etc/emacs" "/gnu"
+    ,(file-truename (expand-file-name "emacs"))))
 
 (defun elpaa--call-sandboxed (destination &rest args)
   "Like ‘elpaa--call’ but sandboxed.