diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/Filesystem.php b/src/Composer/Util/Filesystem.php
index c025a6b8c..7cdad1df4 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/Filesystem.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/Filesystem.php
@@ -682,12 +682,14 @@ class Filesystem
         if (!Platform::isWindows()) {
             return false;
         }
+
+        // Important to clear all caches first
+        clearstatcache(true, $junction);
+
         if (!is_dir($junction) || is_link($junction)) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Important to clear all caches first
-        clearstatcache(true, $junction);
         $stat = lstat($junction);
 
         // S_ISDIR test (S_IFDIR is 0x4000, S_IFMT is 0xF000 bitmask)