2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/copy_file.c b/libbb/copy_file.c
index 2134ee046..d9bbb6ba3 100644
--- a/libbb/copy_file.c
+++ b/libbb/copy_file.c
@@ -105,12 +105,15 @@ int FAST_FUNC copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                         return -1;
                 }
         } else {
+#if !ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+        /* MinGW does not have inode, and does not use device */
                 if (source_stat.st_dev == dest_stat.st_dev
                  && source_stat.st_ino == dest_stat.st_ino
                 ) {
                         bb_error_msg("'%s' and '%s' are the same file", source, dest);
                         return -1;
                 }
+#endif
                 dest_exists = 1;
         }
 
diff --git a/libbb/recursive_action.c b/libbb/recursive_action.c
index b5cf7c0ab..560c93cad 100644
--- a/libbb/recursive_action.c
+++ b/libbb/recursive_action.c
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ int FAST_FUNC recursive_action(const char *fileName,
         if (depth == 0)
                 follow = ACTION_FOLLOWLINKS | ACTION_FOLLOWLINKS_L0;
         follow &= flags;
+#if ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+        /* stat can't be aliased, and MinGW uses lstat anyway */
+        status = lstat(fileName, &statbuf);
+#else
         status = (follow ? stat : lstat)(fileName, &statbuf);
+#endif
         if (status < 0) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_RECURS_ACTION
                 bb_error_msg("status=%d flags=%x", status, flags);