@@ -199,19 +199,18 @@ int scan(const char *filename, unsigned long int *scanned, const struct cl_node

 	const char *virname;

-    /* check permissions  */

-    if(access(filename, R_OK)) {

-	mdprintf(odesc, "%s: Access denied. ERROR\n", filename);

-	return -1;

-    }

-

     /* stat file */

-

     if(lstat(filename, &sb) == -1) {

 	mdprintf(odesc, "%s: lstat() failed. ERROR\n", filename);

 	return -1;

     }

+    /* check permissions  */

+    if(access(filename, R_OK)) {

+	mdprintf(odesc, "%s: Access denied. ERROR\n", filename);

+	return -1;

+    }

+

     switch(sb.st_mode & S_IFMT) {

 	case S_IFLNK:

 	    if(!cfgopt(copt, "FollowFileSymlinks")->enabled)