lib/PublicInbox/GitHTTPBackend.pm | 3 +--

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/GitHTTPBackend.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/GitHTTPBackend.pm
index a9c0e9c7e985bd12f8f7c2474699f911b6dac29a..b684988d06b18edba847c1641874caff6cc01664 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/GitHTTPBackend.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/GitHTTPBackend.pm
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ 	}
 
 	my $f = (ref $git ? $git->{git_dir} : $git) . '/' . $path;
 	return r(404) unless -f $f && -r _; # just in case it's a FIFO :P
-	my @st = stat(_);
-	my $size = $st[7];
+	my $size = -s _;
 
 	# TODO: If-Modified-Since and Last-Modified?
 	open my $in, '<', $f or return r(404);