diff --git a/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py
index cdca85e6b0..fec513e554 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_compile_commands.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ _DEFAULT_OUTPUT = 'compile_commands.json'
 _DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL = 'WARNING'
 
 _FILENAME_PATTERN = r'^\..*\.cmd$'
-_LINE_PATTERN = r'^cmd_[^ ]*\.o := (.* )([^ ]*\.c) *(;|$)'
+_LINE_PATTERN = r'^(saved)?cmd_[^ ]*\.o := (?P<command_prefix>.* )(?P<file_path>[^ ]*\.[cS]) *(;|$)'
 _VALID_LOG_LEVELS = ['DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL']
 # The tools/ directory adopts a different build system, and produces .cmd
 # files in a different format. Do not support it.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def parse_arguments():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     return (args.log_level,
-            os.path.abspath(args.directory),
+            os.path.realpath(args.directory),
             args.output,
             args.ar,
             args.paths if len(args.paths) > 0 else [args.directory])
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ def process_line(root_directory, command_prefix, file_path):
     # by Make, so this code replaces the escaped version with '#'.
     prefix = command_prefix.replace('\#', '#').replace('$(pound)', '#')
 
-    # Use os.path.abspath() to normalize the path resolving '.' and '..' .
-    abs_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(root_directory, file_path))
+    # Return the canonical path, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path.
+    abs_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(root_directory, file_path))
     if not os.path.exists(abs_path):
         raise ValueError('File %s not found' % abs_path)
     return {
@@ -215,15 +215,15 @@ def main():
                 result = line_matcher.match(f.readline())
                 if result:
                     try:
-                        entry = process_line(directory, result.group(1),
-                                             result.group(2))
+                        entry = process_line(directory, result.group('command_prefix'),
+                                             result.group('file_path'))
                         compile_commands.append(entry)
                     except ValueError as err:
                         logging.info('Could not add line from %s: %s',
                                      cmdfile, err)
 
     with open(output, 'wt') as f:
-        json.dump(compile_commands, f, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+        json.dump(sorted(compile_commands, key=lambda x: x["file"]), f, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':