diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7737d178a..8030e6ae8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([ctime_r usleep])
 
 # BSD
 AC_CHECK_LIB([socket], [connect])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([lstat])
 
 # Non-standard
 
diff --git a/polyp/util.c b/polyp/util.c
index f1f4b2c59..b2f61d575 100644
--- a/polyp/util.c
+++ b/polyp/util.c
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ int pa_make_secure_dir(const char* dir) {
         if (errno != EEXIST)
             return -1;
 
-#ifdef OS_IS_WIN32
-    if (stat(dir, &st) < 0)
-#else
+#ifdef HAVE_LSTAT
     if (lstat(dir, &st) < 0)
+#else
+    if (stat(dir, &st) < 0)
 #endif
         goto fail;