Index: lib/system.c
===================================================================
--- lib/system.c	(revision 10556)
+++ lib/system.c	(working copy)
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@
 #endif
 	/* we always want directories to appear zero size */
 	if (ret == 0 && S_ISDIR(sbuf->st_mode)) sbuf->st_size = 0;
+#if defined(BROKEN_STAT_LINK_COUNT)
+	if (ret == 0 && !sbuf->st_nlink) sbuf->st_nlink = 1;
+#endif
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -243,6 +246,9 @@
 #endif
 	/* we always want directories to appear zero size */
 	if (ret == 0 && S_ISDIR(sbuf->st_mode)) sbuf->st_size = 0;
+#if defined(BROKEN_STAT_LINK_COUNT)
+	if (ret == 0 && !sbuf->st_nlink) sbuf->st_nlink = 1;
+#endif
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -260,6 +266,9 @@
 #endif
 	/* we always want directories to appear zero size */
 	if (ret == 0 && S_ISDIR(sbuf->st_mode)) sbuf->st_size = 0;
+#if defined(BROKEN_STAT_LINK_COUNT)
+	if (ret == 0 && !sbuf->st_nlink) sbuf->st_nlink = 1;
+#endif
 	return ret;
 }