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diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
index 039e1cd5..63132672 100644
--- a/rsync.c
+++ b/rsync.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void free_sums(struct sum_struct *s)
 
 
 /*
- * delete a file or directory. If force_delet is set then delete 
+ * delete a file or directory. If force_delete is set then delete 
  * recursively 
  */
 int delete_file(char *fname)
@@ -56,19 +56,17 @@ int delete_file(char *fname)
 	int ret;
 	extern int recurse;
 
-	if (robust_unlink(fname) == 0 || errno == ENOENT) return 0;
-
 #if SUPPORT_LINKS
 	ret = do_lstat(fname, &st);
 #else
 	ret = do_stat(fname, &st);
 #endif
 	if (ret) {
-		rprintf(FERROR,"stat(%s) : %s\n", fname, strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+		if (robust_unlink(fname) == 0 || errno == ENOENT) return 0;
 		rprintf(FERROR,"unlink(%s) : %s\n", fname, strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}