1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/xserver/os/utils.c b/xserver/os/utils.c
index f45f9b4a4..c22828521 100644
--- a/xserver/os/utils.c
+++ b/xserver/os/utils.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ LockServer(void)
       /*
        * Read the pid from the existing file
        */
-      lfd = open(LockFile, O_RDONLY);
+      lfd = open(LockFile, O_RDONLY|O_NOFOLLOW);
       if (lfd < 0) {
         unlink(tmp);
         FatalError("Can't read lock file %s\n", LockFile);