diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 79c4609b1a2..dd4d7f13f8b 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-02-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	PR 27345
+	* arsup.c (ar_save): Use stat rather than lstat.
+
 2021-02-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 27270
diff --git a/binutils/arsup.c b/binutils/arsup.c
index a60629f6761..fa7706f79e5 100644
--- a/binutils/arsup.c
+++ b/binutils/arsup.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ ar_save (void)
 #endif
       bfd_close (obfd);
 
-      if (lstat (real_name, &target_stat) != 0)
+      if (stat (real_name, &target_stat) != 0)
 	{
 	  /* The temp file created in ar_open has mode 0600 as per mkstemp.
 	     Create the real empty output file here so smart_rename will