diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index f2d123e..96b62ad 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -1332,7 +1332,13 @@ static bool is_serial_device(const char *format, ...)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (stat(filename, &st) != 0)
+    fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY);
+    if (fd == -1)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (fstat(fd, &st) == -1)
     {
         return false;
     }
@@ -1343,12 +1349,6 @@ static bool is_serial_device(const char *format, ...)
         return false;
     }
 
-    fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK | O_NOCTTY);
-    if (fd == -1)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     // Make sure it is a tty
     status = isatty(fd);
     if (status == 0)