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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/merge-recursive.c b/merge-recursive.c
index 1c9c30db6c..44d85bea4b 100644
--- a/merge-recursive.c
+++ b/merge-recursive.c
@@ -611,7 +611,6 @@ static char *unique_path(struct merge_options *o, const char *path, const char *
{
struct strbuf newpath = STRBUF_INIT;
int suffix = 0;
- struct stat st;
size_t base_len;
strbuf_addf(&newpath, "%s~", path);
@@ -620,7 +619,7 @@ static char *unique_path(struct merge_options *o, const char *path, const char *
base_len = newpath.len;
while (string_list_has_string(&o->current_file_set, newpath.buf) ||
string_list_has_string(&o->current_directory_set, newpath.buf) ||
- lstat(newpath.buf, &st) == 0) {
+ file_exists(newpath.buf)) {
strbuf_setlen(&newpath, base_len);
strbuf_addf(&newpath, "_%d", suffix++);
}