diff --git a/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c b/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
index 1008873..5e3932b 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
@@ -970,7 +970,16 @@ sendDir(char *path, int basepathlen, bool sizeonly, List *tablespaces,
 		  strncmp(de->d_name, PG_STAT_TMP_DIR, strlen(PG_STAT_TMP_DIR)) == 0)
 		{
 			if (!sizeonly)
+			{
+				/* If pg_stat_tmp is a symlink, write it as a directory anyway */
+#ifndef WIN32
+				if (S_ISLNK(statbuf.st_mode))
+#else
+				if (pgwin32_is_junction(pathbuf))
+#endif
+					statbuf.st_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU;
 				_tarWriteHeader(pathbuf + basepathlen + 1, NULL, &statbuf);
+			}
 			size += 512;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -982,7 +991,16 @@ sendDir(char *path, int basepathlen, bool sizeonly, List *tablespaces,
 		if (strcmp(de->d_name, "pg_replslot") == 0)
 		{
 			if (!sizeonly)
+			{
+				/* If pg_replslot is a symlink, write it as a directory anyway */
+#ifndef WIN32
+				if (S_ISLNK(statbuf.st_mode))
+#else
+				if (pgwin32_is_junction(pathbuf))
+#endif
+					statbuf.st_mode = S_IFDIR | S_IRWXU;
 				_tarWriteHeader(pathbuf + basepathlen + 1, NULL, &statbuf);
+			}
 			size += 512;		/* Size of the header just added */
 			continue;
 		}