diff -ru nbsdsrc/src/usr.bin/stat/Makefile usr.bin/stat/Makefile
--- nbsdsrc/src/usr.bin/stat/Makefile
+++ usr.bin/stat/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 .if !defined(HOSTPROG)
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/stat ${BINDIR}/readlink
+.if defined(__MINIX)
+# To prevent breaking of existing utilities in commands/
+LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/stat ${BINDIR}/fstat
+LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/stat ${BINDIR}/lstat
+.endif
 MLINKS=	stat.1 readlink.1
 .endif
 
diff -ru nbsdsrc/src/usr.bin/stat/stat.c usr.bin/stat/stat.c
--- nbsdsrc/src/usr.bin/stat/stat.c
+++ usr.bin/stat/stat.c
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@
 #define HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_BIRTHTIME 1
 #define HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_BIRTHTIMENSEC 1
 #define HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_MTIMENSEC 1
+#ifdef __minix
+/* Not supported in Minix. */
+#define HAVE_DEVNAME 0 
+#else /* __minix */
 #define HAVE_DEVNAME 1
+#endif /* __minx */
 #endif /* HAVE_NBTOOL_CONFIG_H */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>