Index: file.c
===================================================================
--- file.c	(revision 39716)
+++ file.c	(working copy)
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ stat_new_0(VALUE klass, struct stat *st)
     return TypedData_Wrap_Struct(klass, &stat_data_type, nst);
 }
 
-static VALUE
-stat_new(struct stat *st)
+VALUE
+rb_stat_new(struct stat *st)
 {
     return stat_new_0(rb_cStat, st);
 }
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ rb_file_s_stat(VALUE klass, VALUE fname)
     if (rb_stat(fname, &st) < 0) {
 	rb_sys_fail_path(fname);
     }
-    return stat_new(&st);
+    return rb_stat_new(&st);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ rb_io_stat(VALUE obj)
     if (fstat(fptr->fd, &st) == -1) {
 	rb_sys_fail_path(fptr->pathv);
     }
-    return stat_new(&st);
+    return rb_stat_new(&st);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ rb_file_s_lstat(VALUE klass, VALUE fname
     if (lstat(StringValueCStr(fname), &st) == -1) {
 	rb_sys_fail_path(fname);
     }
-    return stat_new(&st);
+    return rb_stat_new(&st);
 #else
     return rb_file_s_stat(klass, fname);
 #endif
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ rb_file_lstat(VALUE obj)
     if (lstat(RSTRING_PTR(path), &st) == -1) {
 	rb_sys_fail_path(fptr->pathv);
     }
-    return stat_new(&st);
+    return rb_stat_new(&st);
 #else
     return rb_io_stat(obj);
 #endif
Index: include/ruby/intern.h
===================================================================
--- include/ruby/intern.h	(revision 39716)
+++ include/ruby/intern.h	(working copy)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #else
 # include <varargs.h>
 #endif
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "ruby/st.h"
 
 #if defined __GNUC__ && __GNUC__ >= 4
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ VALUE rb_find_file(VALUE);
 VALUE rb_file_directory_p(VALUE,VALUE);
 VALUE rb_str_encode_ospath(VALUE);
 int rb_is_absolute_path(const char *);
+VALUE rb_stat_new(struct stat *);
 /* gc.c */
 NORETURN(void rb_memerror(void));
 int rb_during_gc(void);