diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index fe3b21d..c7d72e5 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ exports.rmdirRecursive = function rmdirRecursive(dir, clbk){
                 return fs.rmdir(dir, clbk);
 
             var file = dir+'/'+filename;
-            fs.stat(file, function(err, stat){
+            fs.lstat(file, function(err, stat){
                 if (err) return clbk(err);
                 if (stat.isDirectory())
                     rmdirRecursive(file, rmFile);