diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index bead6800..e6e5c85b 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -825,6 +825,12 @@ symlink_error (char const *contents, char const *name)
 	  quotearg_colon (name), quote_n (1, contents)));
 }
 
+void
+stat_fatal (char const *name)
+{
+  call_arg_fatal ("stat", name);
+}
+
 void
 stat_error (char const *name)
 {