--- tmpreaper-1.6.13+nmu1/tmpreaper.c.orig	2006-12-05 10:55:58.000000000 -0800
+++ tmpreaper-1.6.13+nmu1/tmpreaper.c	2006-12-05 10:56:46.000000000 -0800
@@ -467,6 +467,21 @@
 		    continue;
 		}
 
+		if (FLAGS_PROTECT_P (flags)) {
+		    skip = i = 0;
+		    do {
+			if (sb.st_ino == protect_table[i].inode) {
+			    message (LOG_VERBOSE,
+				     "Entry matching `--protect' pattern skipped. `%s'\n",
+				     protect_table[i].name);
+			    skip = 1;
+			    break;
+			}
+		    } while (protect_table[i++].name);
+		    if (skip)
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (S_ISDIR (sb.st_mode)) {
                     char *dst;
 
@@ -489,21 +504,6 @@
 			     (u_int) getpid(), ent->d_name);
 		}
 
-		if (FLAGS_PROTECT_P (flags)) {
-		    skip = i = 0;
-		    do {
-			if (sb.st_ino == protect_table[i].inode) {
-			    message (LOG_VERBOSE,
-				     "Entry matching `--protect' pattern skipped. `%s'\n",
-				     protect_table[i].name);
-			    skip = 1;
-			    break;
-			}
-		    } while (protect_table[i++].name);
-		    if (skip)
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		/* Decide whether to remove the file or not */
 		/* check for mtime on directory instead of atime if requested */
 		if ( FLAGS_MTIME_P(flags) ||