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diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index d2a1b362..530f7330 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@ int check_create_dir (const char *file_orig)
 		}
 
 		while (42) {
-			if (stat (dir, &statbuf) == -1)
+			if ((stat (dir, &statbuf) == -1)
+					&& (lstat (dir, &statbuf) == -1))
 			{
 				if (errno == ENOENT)
 				{