diff --git a/clite/commands.js b/clite/commands.js
index b9661be..164f829 100644
--- a/clite/commands.js
+++ b/clite/commands.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Options:
 		dirs.forEach(function(dir,index) {
 			if (dirs.length > 1)
 				stdio.printf('%s:\n',dir);
-			var st = stdio.lstat(dir);
+			var st = stdio.stat(dir);
 			if (!st) {
 				stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'cannot read file: %s\n',dir);
 				stdio.close(fd);