diff --git a/@commitlint/read/src/get-edit-file-path.ts b/@commitlint/read/src/get-edit-file-path.ts
index d90ac6b7b3..1d80d00fc9 100644
--- a/@commitlint/read/src/get-edit-file-path.ts
+++ b/@commitlint/read/src/get-edit-file-path.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function getEditFilePath(
 	}
 
 	const dotgitPath = path.join(top, '.git');
-	const dotgitStats: Stats = await fs.lstat(dotgitPath);
+	const dotgitStats: Stats = await fs.stat(dotgitPath);
 
 	if (dotgitStats.isDirectory()) {
 		return path.join(top, '.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG');