1 files changed, 5 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 23504ad5d6dd..e08b9a092a23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -97,20 +97,17 @@ int rm_rf(char *path)
                 scnprintf(namebuf, sizeof(namebuf), "%s/%s",
                           path, d->d_name);
 
-                ret = stat(namebuf, &statbuf);
+                /* We have to check symbolic link itself */
+                ret = lstat(namebuf, &statbuf);
                 if (ret < 0) {
                         pr_debug("stat failed: %s\n", namebuf);
                         break;
                 }
 
-                if (S_ISREG(statbuf.st_mode))
-                        ret = unlink(namebuf);
-                else if (S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode))
+                if (S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode))
                         ret = rm_rf(namebuf);
-                else {
-                        pr_debug("unknown file: %s\n", namebuf);
-                        ret = -1;
-                }
+                else
+                        ret = unlink(namebuf);
         }
         closedir(dir);