fix #6158

diff --git a/src/util/strings.c b/src/util/strings.c
index 8740eab58a6b638fe79ca2608669d57fb0cca99d..e8d411ea5c5f2c10d3043abaeca16f77b3c4fb1a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/util/strings.c
+++ b/src/util/strings.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ GNUNET_STRINGS_check_filename (const char *filename,
             & (GNUNET_STRINGS_CHECK_EXISTS | GNUNET_STRINGS_CHECK_IS_DIRECTORY
                | GNUNET_STRINGS_CHECK_IS_LINK)))
   {
-    if (0 != stat (filename, &st))
+    if (0 != lstat (filename, &st))
     {
       if (0 != (checks & GNUNET_STRINGS_CHECK_EXISTS))
         return GNUNET_NO;