diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d2b86d854..cba3f22c2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-08-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* util/grub-fstest.c: Don't check for symlinks on windows.
+
 2013-08-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* INSTALL: Mention unavailability of man pages when cross-compiling.
diff --git a/util/grub-fstest.c b/util/grub-fstest.c
index aa2ef7a13..47561ce81 100644
--- a/util/grub-fstest.c
+++ b/util/grub-fstest.c
@@ -296,9 +296,11 @@ cmd_cmp (char *src, char *dest)
 	  *ptr++ = '/';
 	  strcpy (ptr, entry->d_name);
 
+#if !defined (_WIN32) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
 	  if (lstat (destnew, &st) == -1 || (!S_ISREG (st.st_mode)
 					  && !S_ISDIR (st.st_mode)))
 	    continue;
+#endif
 
 	  cmd_cmp (srcnew, destnew);
 	}