@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ purge_directory (char const *directory_name)
struct stat st;
char *p = new_name (directory_name, cur);
- if (deref_stat (true, p, &st))
+ if (deref_stat (false, p, &st))
{
stat_diag (p);
WARN((0, 0, _("%s: Not purging directory: unable to stat"),