--- sal/osl/unx/file_stat.cxx	20 Feb 2003 17:58:46 -0000	1.1.4.2
+++ sal/osl/unx/file_stat.cxx	4 Apr 2003 02:20:36 -0000
@@ -321,8 +321,12 @@
 	oslFileError  osl_error = setup_osl_getFileStatus(Item, pStat, file_path);	
 	if (osl_File_E_None != osl_error)
 		return osl_error;
-		
-	struct stat file_stat;    		   		
+	
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ < 3)
+	struct ::stat file_stat;
+#else
+	struct stat file_stat;
+#endif
 	if (is_stat_call_necessary(uFieldMask) && (0 != osl::lstat(file_path, file_stat)))
     	return oslTranslateFileError(OSL_FET_ERROR, errno);