--- squashfs-tools/mksquashfs.c.orig	2008-09-23 14:22:17.000000000 +0200
+++ squashfs-tools/mksquashfs.c	2008-09-23 14:22:17.000000000 +0200
@@ -3854,12 +3854,6 @@
 	else */
 		s_minor = SQUASHFS_MINOR;
 
-	for(i = 0; i < source; i++)
-		if(lstat(source_path[i], &source_buf) == -1) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Cannot stat source directory \"%s\" because %s\n", source_path[i], strerror(errno));
-			EXIT_MKSQUASHFS();
-		}
-
 	destination_file = argv[source + 1];
 	if(stat(argv[source + 1], &buf) == -1) {
 		if(errno == ENOENT) { /* Does not exist */