diff --git a/Dump.c b/Dump.c
index 38e8f23..736bcb6 100644
--- a/Dump.c
+++ b/Dump.c
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ int Restore_metadata(char *dev, char *dir, struct context *c,
 		       fname);
 		goto err;
 	}
+	if (stat(fname, &stb) != 0) {
+		pr_err("Could not stat %s for --restore.\n",
+		       fname);
+		goto err;
+	}
 	if (((unsigned long long)stb.st_size) != size) {
 		pr_err("%s is not the same size as %s - cannot restore.\n",
 		       fname, dev);