diff --git a/archive/changes.go b/archive/changes.go
index 9f16b76..f2ac2a3 100644
--- a/archive/changes.go
+++ b/archive/changes.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func Changes(layers []string, rw string) ([]Change, error) {
 type FileInfo struct {
 	parent     *FileInfo
 	name       string
-	stat       *system.Stat
+	stat       *system.Stat_t
 	children   map[string]*FileInfo
 	capability []byte
 	added      bool
diff --git a/system/lstat.go b/system/lstat.go
index 9ef82d5..6c1ed2e 100644
--- a/system/lstat.go
+++ b/system/lstat.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-func Lstat(path string) (*Stat, error) {
+func Lstat(path string) (*Stat_t, error) {
 	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
 	err := syscall.Lstat(path, s)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/system/lstat_windows.go b/system/lstat_windows.go
index 213a7c7..801e756 100644
--- a/system/lstat_windows.go
+++ b/system/lstat_windows.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 package system
 
-func Lstat(path string) (*Stat, error) {
+func Lstat(path string) (*Stat_t, error) {
 	// should not be called on cli code path
 	return nil, ErrNotSupportedPlatform
 }
diff --git a/system/stat.go b/system/stat.go
index 5d47494..186e852 100644
--- a/system/stat.go
+++ b/system/stat.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-type Stat struct {
+type Stat_t struct {
 	mode uint32
 	uid  uint32
 	gid  uint32
@@ -13,30 +13,30 @@ type Stat struct {
 	mtim syscall.Timespec
 }
 
-func (s Stat) Mode() uint32 {
+func (s Stat_t) Mode() uint32 {
 	return s.mode
 }
 
-func (s Stat) Uid() uint32 {
+func (s Stat_t) Uid() uint32 {
 	return s.uid
 }
 
-func (s Stat) Gid() uint32 {
+func (s Stat_t) Gid() uint32 {
 	return s.gid
 }
 
-func (s Stat) Rdev() uint64 {
+func (s Stat_t) Rdev() uint64 {
 	return s.rdev
 }
 
-func (s Stat) Size() int64 {
+func (s Stat_t) Size() int64 {
 	return s.size
 }
 
-func (s Stat) Mtim() syscall.Timespec {
+func (s Stat_t) Mtim() syscall.Timespec {
 	return s.mtim
 }
 
-func (s Stat) GetLastModification() syscall.Timespec {
+func (s Stat_t) GetLastModification() syscall.Timespec {
 	return s.Mtim()
 }
diff --git a/system/stat_linux.go b/system/stat_linux.go
index 47cebef..072728d 100644
--- a/system/stat_linux.go
+++ b/system/stat_linux.go
@@ -4,11 +4,20 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*Stat, error) {
-	return &Stat{size: s.Size,
+func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*Stat_t, error) {
+	return &Stat_t{size: s.Size,
 		mode: s.Mode,
 		uid:  s.Uid,
 		gid:  s.Gid,
 		rdev: s.Rdev,
 		mtim: s.Mtim}, nil
 }
+
+func Stat(path string) (*Stat_t, error) {
+	s := &syscall.Stat_t{}
+	err := syscall.Stat(path, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return fromStatT(s)
+}
diff --git a/system/stat_unsupported.go b/system/stat_unsupported.go
index c4d53e6..66323ee 100644
--- a/system/stat_unsupported.go
+++ b/system/stat_unsupported.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*Stat, error) {
-	return &Stat{size: s.Size,
+func fromStatT(s *syscall.Stat_t) (*Stat_t, error) {
+	return &Stat_t{size: s.Size,
 		mode: uint32(s.Mode),
 		uid:  s.Uid,
 		gid:  s.Gid,
diff --git a/system/stat_windows.go b/system/stat_windows.go
index 584e894..42d29d6 100644
--- a/system/stat_windows.go
+++ b/system/stat_windows.go
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-func fromStatT(s *syscall.Win32FileAttributeData) (*Stat, error) {
+func fromStatT(s *syscall.Win32FileAttributeData) (*Stat_t, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("fromStatT should not be called on windows path")
 }
+
+func Stat(path string) (*Stat_t, error) {
+	// should not be called on cli code path
+	return nil, ErrNotSupportedPlatform
+}