diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2dc94c115..1994f0fcb 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ static void warnf(struct Configurable *config, const char *fmt, ...)
  */
 static CURLcode main_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef __DJGPP__
+  /* stop stat() wasting time */
+  _djstat_flags |= _STAT_INODE | _STAT_EXEC_MAGIC | _STAT_DIRSIZE;
+#endif
   return curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);
 }