--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py	Wed Oct 26 12:56:27 2011 -0500
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py	Wed Oct 26 13:48:33 2011 -0500
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
         if exact or not exists:
             abovemin = (lfsize and
-                        os.path.getsize(repo.wjoin(f)) >= lfsize * 1024 * 1024)
+                        os.lstat(repo.wjoin(f)).st_size >= lfsize * 1024 * 1024)
             if large or abovemin or (lfmatcher and lfmatcher(f)):
                 lfnames.append(f)
                 if ui.verbose or not exact: