diff --git a/src/borg/archive.py b/src/borg/archive.py
index 9954eb70e..8337a974f 100644
--- a/src/borg/archive.py
+++ b/src/borg/archive.py
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ Utilization of max. archive size: {csize_max:.0%}
         path = os.path.join(dest, item.path)
         # Attempt to remove existing files, ignore errors on failure
         try:
-            st = os.lstat(path)
+            st = os.stat(path, follow_symlinks=False)
             if stat.S_ISDIR(st.st_mode):
                 os.rmdir(path)
             else:
diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py
index 97f4425aa..8496e1d0c 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class Archiver:
                     continue
                 path = os.path.normpath(path)
                 try:
-                    st = os.lstat(path)
+                    st = os.stat(path, follow_symlinks=False)
                 except OSError as e:
                     self.print_warning('%s: %s', path, e)
                     continue
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class Archiver:
         """
         if st is None:
             with backup_io('stat'):
-                st = os.lstat(path)
+                st = os.stat(path, follow_symlinks=False)
 
         recurse_excluded_dir = False
         if not matcher.match(path):
diff --git a/src/borg/helpers.py b/src/borg/helpers.py
index b4090da9a..3367feaf5 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers.py
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ class GenericDirEntry:
 
     def stat(self, follow_symlinks=True):
         assert not follow_symlinks
-        return os.lstat(self.path)
+        return os.stat(self.path, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
 
     def _check_type(self, type):
         st = self.stat(False)
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py b/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
index 38f5d4ab1..e6af9a29d 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/__init__.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def are_symlinks_supported():
     with unopened_tempfile() as filepath:
         try:
             os.symlink('somewhere', filepath)
-            if os.lstat(filepath) and os.readlink(filepath) == 'somewhere':
+            if os.stat(filepath, follow_symlinks=False) and os.readlink(filepath) == 'somewhere':
                 return True
         except OSError:
             pass
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def is_utime_fully_supported():
             open(filepath, 'w').close()
         try:
             os.utime(filepath, (1000, 2000), follow_symlinks=False)
-            new_stats = os.lstat(filepath)
+            new_stats = os.stat(filepath, follow_symlinks=False)
             if new_stats.st_atime == 1000 and new_stats.st_mtime == 2000:
                 return True
         except OSError as err:
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ class BaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         for filename in diff.common:
             path1 = os.path.join(diff.left, filename)
             path2 = os.path.join(diff.right, filename)
-            s1 = os.lstat(path1)
-            s2 = os.lstat(path2)
+            s1 = os.stat(path1, follow_symlinks=False)
+            s2 = os.stat(path2, follow_symlinks=False)
             # Assume path2 is on FUSE if st_dev is different
             fuse = s1.st_dev != s2.st_dev
             attrs = ['st_uid', 'st_gid', 'st_rdev']