diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
index 0bb14449..9fafd92d 100644
--- a/flist.c
+++ b/flist.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static dev_t filesystem_dev;
 static void set_filesystem(char *fname)
 {
 	STRUCT_STAT st;
-	if (link_stat(fname, &st) != 0)
+	if (do_stat(fname, &st) != 0)
 		return;
 	filesystem_dev = st.st_dev;
 }