diff --git a/cmd/docker.lima b/cmd/docker.lima
index 2c2151cd5df..472df437616 100755
--- a/cmd/docker.lima
+++ b/cmd/docker.lima
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ elif [ "$(limactl ls -f '{{ .Status }}' "$LIMA_INSTANCE" 2>/dev/null)" != "Runni
   exit 1
 fi
 DOCKER=$(command -v "$DOCKER" || true)
+if [ -n "$DOCKER" ]; then
+    [ "$(readlink -f -- "$DOCKER")" = "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" ] && DOCKER=""
+fi
 if [ -n "$DOCKER" ]; then
   DOCKER_HOST=$(limactl list "$LIMA_INSTANCE" --format 'unix://{{.Dir}}/sock/docker.sock')
   export DOCKER_HOST
diff --git a/cmd/kubectl.lima b/cmd/kubectl.lima
index 40822e8c973..d2dbfb76241 100755
--- a/cmd/kubectl.lima
+++ b/cmd/kubectl.lima
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ elif [ "$(limactl ls -f '{{ .Status }}' "$LIMA_INSTANCE" 2>/dev/null)" != "Runni
   exit 1
 fi
 KUBECTL=$(command -v "$KUBECTL" || true)
+if [ -n "$KUBECTL" ]; then
+    [ "$(readlink -f -- "$KUBECTL")" = "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" ] && KUBECTL=""
+fi
 if [ -n "$KUBECTL" ]; then
   KUBECONFIG=$(limactl list "$LIMA_INSTANCE" --format '{{.Dir}}/copied-from-guest/kubeconfig.yaml')
   export KUBECONFIG
diff --git a/cmd/podman.lima b/cmd/podman.lima
index b05d23b5d0a..e2699f23cda 100755
--- a/cmd/podman.lima
+++ b/cmd/podman.lima
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ elif [ "$(limactl ls -f '{{ .Status }}' "$LIMA_INSTANCE" 2>/dev/null)" != "Runni
   exit 1
 fi
 PODMAN=$(command -v "$PODMAN" || true)
+if [ -n "$PODMAN" ]; then
+    [ "$(readlink -f -- "$PODMAN")" = "$(readlink -f -- "$0")" ] && PODMAN=""
+fi
 if [ -n "$PODMAN" ]; then
   CONTAINER_HOST=$(limactl list "$LIMA_INSTANCE" --format 'unix://{{.Dir}}/sock/podman.sock')
   export CONTAINER_HOST