1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/stat.py b/Lib/stat.py
index 704adfe2e1..3eecc3e0d3 100644
--- a/Lib/stat.py
+++ b/Lib/stat.py
@@ -147,3 +147,9 @@ def filemode(mode):
         else:
             perm.append("-")
     return "".join(perm)
+
+# If available, use C implementation
+try:
+    from _stat import *
+except ImportError:
+    pass