diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3a7315b25..df6fba7aa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@
      [regress/ssh2putty.sh]
      Add OpenBSD tag to make syncs easier
  - (dtucker) [regress/portnum.sh] Import new test.
- - (dtucker) [configure.ac sftp-client.c] DOTTIF is in fs/ffs/dir.h on at
+ - (dtucker) [configure.ac sftp-client.c] DTOTIF is in fs/ffs/dir.h on at
    least dragonflybsd.
+ - (dtucker) d_type is not mandated by POSIX, so add fallback code using
+    stat(), needed on at least cygwin.
 
 20091002
  - (djm) [Makefile.in] Mention readconf.o in ssh-keysign's make deps.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 759047f10..80db43af1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.428 2009/10/07 04:49:48 dtucker Exp $
+# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.429 2009/10/07 07:56:10 dtucker Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Damien Miller
 #
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 AC_INIT(OpenSSH, Portable, openssh-unix-dev@mindrot.org)
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.428 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.429 $)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ssh.c])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
@@ -1137,6 +1137,8 @@ AC_CHECK_DECL(DTTOIF,
 #include <fs/ffs/dir.h>
   ])
 
+AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct dirent.d_type],,, [#include <dirent.h>])
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for /proc/pid/fd directory])
 if test -d "/proc/$$/fd" ; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PROC_PID, 1, [Define if you have /proc/$pid/fd])
diff --git a/sftp-client.c b/sftp-client.c
index b49e81b91..a9c895a0d 100644
--- a/sftp-client.c
+++ b/sftp-client.c
@@ -1454,6 +1454,20 @@ do_upload(struct sftp_conn *conn, char *local_path, char *remote_path,
 	return status;
 }
 
+static mode_t
+dirent_to_mode(struct dirent *dp)
+{
+#if defined(HAVE_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYPE) && defined(DTTOIF)
+	return DTTOIF(dp->d_type);
+#else
+	struct stat sb;
+
+	if (stat(dp->d_name, &sb) == -1)
+		return 0;
+	return sb.st_mode;
+#endif
+}	
+
 static int
 upload_dir_internal(struct sftp_conn *conn, char *src, char *dst,
     int pflag, int printflag, int depth)
@@ -1515,7 +1529,7 @@ upload_dir_internal(struct sftp_conn *conn, char *src, char *dst,
 		new_dst = path_append(dst, filename);
 		new_src = path_append(src, filename);
 
-		if (S_ISDIR(DTTOIF(dp->d_type))) {
+		if (S_ISDIR(dirent_to_mode(dp))) {
 			if (strcmp(filename, ".") == 0 ||
 			    strcmp(filename, "..") == 0)
 				continue;
@@ -1523,7 +1537,7 @@ upload_dir_internal(struct sftp_conn *conn, char *src, char *dst,
 			if (upload_dir_internal(conn, new_src, new_dst,
 			    pflag, depth + 1, printflag) == -1)
 				ret = -1;
-		} else if (S_ISREG(DTTOIF(dp->d_type)) ) {
+		} else if (S_ISREG(dirent_to_mode(dp))) {
 			if (do_upload(conn, new_src, new_dst, pflag) == -1) {
 				error("Uploading of file %s to %s failed!",
 				    new_src, new_dst);