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diff --git a/m4/stat.m4 b/m4/stat.m4
index c6070dcdd..b558bb996 100644
--- a/m4/stat.m4
+++ b/m4/stat.m4
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#serial 2
+#serial 6
 
 dnl From Jim Meyering.
-dnl Determine whether stat has the `bug' that it succeeds when given the
+dnl Determine whether stat has the bug that it succeeds when given the
 dnl zero-length file name argument.  The stat from SunOS4.1.4 and the Hurd
-dnl (as of 1998-11-01) does this.  This behavior is allowed by POSIX.
+dnl (as of 1998-11-01) do this.
 dnl
 dnl If it does, then define HAVE_STAT_EMPTY_STRING_BUG and arrange to
 dnl compile the wrapper function.
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ dnl
 
 AC_DEFUN(jm_FUNC_STAT,
 [
+ AC_REQUIRE([AC_FUNC_LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK])
  AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether stat accepts an empty string],
   jm_cv_func_stat_empty_string_bug,
   [AC_TRY_RUN([
@@ -30,22 +31,10 @@ AC_DEFUN(jm_FUNC_STAT,
 	 jm_cv_func_stat_empty_string_bug=yes)
   ])
   if test $jm_cv_func_stat_empty_string_bug = yes; then
-
-    LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS stat.o"
-
-    if test $jm_cv_func_stat_empty_string_bug = yes; then
-      if test x = y; then
-	# This code is deliberately never run via ./configure.
-	# FIXME: this is a hack to make autoheader put the corresponding
-	# HAVE_* undef for this symbol in config.h.in.  This saves me the
-	# trouble of having to maintain the #undef in acconfig.h manually.
-	AC_CHECK_FUNCS(STAT_EMPTY_STRING_BUG)
-      fi
-      # Defining it this way (rather than via AC_DEFINE) short-circuits the
-      # autoheader check -- autoheader doesn't know it's already been taken
-      # care of by the hack above.
-      ac_kludge=HAVE_STAT_EMPTY_STRING_BUG
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($ac_kludge)
-    fi
+    AC_LIBOBJ(stat)
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_STAT_EMPTY_STRING_BUG, 1,
+[Define if stat has the bug that it succeeds when given the zero-length
+   file name argument.  The stat from SunOS4.1.4 and the Hurd as of 1998-11-01)
+   do this. ])
   fi
 ])