diff --git a/Userland/stat.cpp b/Userland/stat.cpp
index cd5c9085ec..b33f89ab43 100644
--- a/Userland/stat.cpp
+++ b/Userland/stat.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+    if (pledge("stdio rpath", nullptr) < 0) {
+        perror("pledge");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     if (argc == 1) {
         printf("stat <file>\n");
         return 1;