diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 29cfc3a..d23bf4b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Changes Prior to this release
+    -   Don't use 'lstat' to check for blockdevices, use stat.
+	
 Changes Prior to 1.11.0 release
     -   Fix embarassing bug which causes --add to always fail.
 
diff --git a/mdopen.c b/mdopen.c
index 3d99060..721d74a 100644
--- a/mdopen.c
+++ b/mdopen.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int open_mddev(char *dev, int autof)
 			return -1;
 		}
 		stb.st_mode = 0;
-		if (lstat(dev, &stb)==0 && ! S_ISBLK(stb.st_mode)) {
+		if (stat(dev, &stb)==0 && ! S_ISBLK(stb.st_mode)) {
 			fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s is not a block device.\n",
 				dev);
 			return -1;