diff --git a/src/lib/eio/eio_single.c b/src/lib/eio/eio_single.c
index 6ffe6bcb35..50bc82909e 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/eio_single.c
+++ b/src/lib/eio/eio_single.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ _eio_file_lstat(void *data, Ecore_Thread *thread)
    Eio_File_Stat *s = data;
    struct stat buf;
 
-   if (lstat(s->path, &buf) != 0)
+   if (_eio_lstat(s->path, &buf) != 0)
      eio_file_thread_error(&s->common, thread);
 
    _eio_file_struct_2_eina(&s->buffer, &buf);