1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 1107f8bd05..bc98d4a58e 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ rb_file_s_lstat(VALUE klass, VALUE fname)
 
     rb_secure(2);
     FilePathValue(fname);
-    if (lstat(fname, &st) == -1) {
+    if (lstat(StringValueCStr(fname), &st) == -1) {
 	rb_sys_fail(RSTRING_PTR(fname));
     }
     return stat_new(&st);