diff --git a/adb/adb_utils.cpp b/adb/adb_utils.cpp
index 7058acb38..31d3dc63a 100644
--- a/adb/adb_utils.cpp
+++ b/adb/adb_utils.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool getcwd(std::string* s) {
 
 bool directory_exists(const std::string& path) {
   struct stat sb;
-  return lstat(path.c_str(), &sb) != -1 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode);
+  return stat(path.c_str(), &sb) != -1 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode);
 }
 
 std::string escape_arg(const std::string& s) {
diff --git a/adb/adb_utils_test.cpp b/adb/adb_utils_test.cpp
index a3bc44560..e1b628707 100644
--- a/adb/adb_utils_test.cpp
+++ b/adb/adb_utils_test.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ TEST(adb_utils, directory_exists) {
   ASSERT_FALSE(directory_exists(subdir(profiles_dir, "does-not-exist")));
 #else
   ASSERT_TRUE(directory_exists("/proc"));
-  ASSERT_FALSE(directory_exists("/proc/self")); // Symbolic link.
   ASSERT_FALSE(directory_exists("/proc/does-not-exist"));
 #endif
 }