nodejs
diff --git a/‎src/node_file.cc‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion b/‎src/node_file.cc‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎test/parallel/test-fs-rm.js‎
Lines changed: 11 additions & 3 deletions b/‎test/parallel/test-fs-rm.js‎
Lines changed: 11 additions & 3 deletions
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ static void RmSync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       env, permission::PermissionScope::kFileSystemWrite, path.ToStringView());
   auto file_path = std::filesystem::path(path.ToStringView());
   std::error_code error;
-  auto file_status = std::filesystem::status(file_path, error);
+  auto file_status = std::filesystem::symlink_status(file_path, error);
 
   if (file_status.type() == std::filesystem::file_type::not_found) {
     return;
 
@@ -165,10 +165,13 @@ function removeAsync(dir) {
   // Should delete an invalid symlink
   const invalidLink = tmpdir.resolve('invalid-link-async');
   fs.symlinkSync('definitely-does-not-exist-async', invalidLink);
+  assert.ok(fs.lstatSync(invalidLink).isSymbolicLink());
+  // `existsSync()` follows symlinks, so this confirms the target does not exist.
+  assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(invalidLink), false);
   fs.rm(invalidLink, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ recursive: true }), common.mustCall((err) => {
     try {
       assert.strictEqual(err, null);
-      assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(invalidLink), false);
+      assert.throws(() => fs.lstatSync(invalidLink), { code: 'ENOENT' });
     } finally {
       fs.rmSync(invalidLink, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ force: true }));
     }
@@ -247,11 +250,14 @@ if (isGitPresent) {
   }
 
   // Should delete an invalid symlink
+  // Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/61020
   const invalidLink = tmpdir.resolve('invalid-link');
   fs.symlinkSync('definitely-does-not-exist', invalidLink);
+  assert.ok(fs.lstatSync(invalidLink).isSymbolicLink());
+  assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(invalidLink), false);
   try {
     fs.rmSync(invalidLink);
-    assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(invalidLink), false);
+    assert.throws(() => fs.lstatSync(invalidLink), { code: 'ENOENT' });
   } finally {
     fs.rmSync(invalidLink, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ force: true }));
   }
@@ -355,9 +361,11 @@ if (isGitPresent) {
   // Should delete an invalid symlink
   const invalidLink = tmpdir.resolve('invalid-link-prom');
   fs.symlinkSync('definitely-does-not-exist-prom', invalidLink);
+  assert.ok(fs.lstatSync(invalidLink).isSymbolicLink());
+  assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(invalidLink), false);
   try {
     await fs.promises.rm(invalidLink);
-    assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(invalidLink), false);
+    assert.throws(() => fs.lstatSync(invalidLink), { code: 'ENOENT' });
   } finally {
     fs.rmSync(invalidLink, common.mustNotMutateObjectDeep({ force: true }));
   }