--- grub-1.98/util/getroot.c.orig	2010-03-18 12:57:06.149873751 +0600
+++ grub-1.98/util/getroot.c	2010-03-18 13:10:33.224228559 +0600
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@
       if (ent->d_name[0] == '.')
 	continue;
 
-      if (lstat (ent->d_name, &st) < 0)
+      if ((strcmp (dir, "mapper") == 0
+           ? stat (ent->d_name, &st) : lstat (ent->d_name, &st)) < 0)
 	/* Ignore any error.  */
 	continue;