*/
refresh_fsmonitor(istate);
if (!(dir->untracked->use_fsmonitor && untracked->valid)) {
- if (stat(path->len ? path->buf : ".", &st)) {
+ if (lstat(path->len ? path->buf : ".", &st)) {
invalidate_directory(dir->untracked, untracked);
memset(&untracked->stat_data, 0, sizeof(untracked->stat_data));
return 0;