2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1d912c0..784269c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dgit (3.12~) unstable; urgency=medium
   * Defend against commit subject lines which would generate patches which
     look like series files, etc.  Involves adding .patch to all generated
     patch filenames.
+  * dgit import: Defend against broken symlinks in ..
 
  --
 
diff --git a/dgit b/dgit
index 5197596..a68bf19 100755
--- a/dgit
+++ b/dgit
@@ -6349,7 +6349,10 @@ END
     foreach my $fi (@dfi) {
 	my $f = $fi->{Filename};
 	my $here = "../$f";
-	next if lstat $here;
+	if (lstat $here) {
+	    next if stat $here;
+	    fail "lstat $here works but stat gives $! !";
+	}
 	fail "stat $here: $!" unless $! == ENOENT;
 	my $there = $dscfn;
 	if ($dscfn =~ m#^(?:\./+)?\.\./+#) {