diff --git a/scripts/dtc/fstree.c b/scripts/dtc/fstree.c
index 9871689..5e59594 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/fstree.c
+++ b/scripts/dtc/fstree.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 		tmpname = join_path(dirname, de->d_name);
 
-		if (lstat(tmpname, &st) < 0)
+		if (stat(tmpname, &st) < 0)
 			die("stat(%s): %s\n", tmpname, strerror(errno));
 
 		if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {