diff --git a/internal/bundler/bundler.go b/internal/bundler/bundler.go
index 731a11e891e..985011feef9 100644
--- a/internal/bundler/bundler.go
+++ b/internal/bundler/bundler.go
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ func (s *scanner) addEntryPoints(entryPoints []string) []uint32 {
 			dir := s.fs.Dir(absPath)
 			base := s.fs.Base(absPath)
 			if entries, err := s.fs.ReadDirectory(dir); err == nil {
-				if entry := entries[base]; entry != nil && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+				if entry := entries[base]; entry != nil && entry.Kind(s.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 					entryPoints[i] = "./" + path
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs.go b/internal/fs/fs.go
index 60328639d48..4c20262a872 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package fs
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -23,67 +21,26 @@ type Entry struct {
 	needStat bool
 }
 
-func (e *Entry) Kind() EntryKind {
+func (e *Entry) Kind(fs FS) EntryKind {
 	e.mutex.Lock()
 	defer e.mutex.Unlock()
 	if e.needStat {
-		e.stat()
+		e.needStat = false
+		e.symlink, e.kind = fs.kind(e.dir, e.base)
 	}
 	return e.kind
 }
 
-func (e *Entry) Symlink() string {
+func (e *Entry) Symlink(fs FS) string {
 	e.mutex.Lock()
 	defer e.mutex.Unlock()
 	if e.needStat {
-		e.stat()
+		e.needStat = false
+		e.symlink, e.kind = fs.kind(e.dir, e.base)
 	}
 	return e.symlink
 }
 
-func (e *Entry) stat() {
-	e.needStat = false
-	entryPath := filepath.Join(e.dir, e.base)
-
-	// Use "lstat" since we want information about symbolic links
-	BeforeFileOpen()
-	defer AfterFileClose()
-	stat, err := os.Lstat(entryPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	mode := stat.Mode()
-
-	// Follow symlinks now so the cache contains the translation
-	if (mode & os.ModeSymlink) != 0 {
-		link, err := os.Readlink(entryPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return // Skip over this entry
-		}
-		if !filepath.IsAbs(link) {
-			link = filepath.Join(e.dir, link)
-		}
-		e.symlink = filepath.Clean(link)
-
-		// Re-run "lstat" on the symlink target
-		stat2, err2 := os.Lstat(e.symlink)
-		if err2 != nil {
-			return // Skip over this entry
-		}
-		mode = stat2.Mode()
-		if (mode & os.ModeSymlink) != 0 {
-			return // Symlink chains are not supported
-		}
-	}
-
-	// We consider the entry either a directory or a file
-	if (mode & os.ModeDir) != 0 {
-		e.kind = DirEntry
-	} else {
-		e.kind = FileEntry
-	}
-}
-
 type FS interface {
 	// The returned map is immutable and is cached across invocations. Do not
 	// mutate it.
@@ -114,6 +71,9 @@ type FS interface {
 	Join(parts ...string) string
 	Cwd() string
 	Rel(base string, target string) (string, bool)
+
+	// This is used in the implementation of "Entry"
+	kind(dir string, base string) (symlink string, kind EntryKind)
 }
 
 type ModKey struct {
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_mock.go b/internal/fs/fs_mock.go
index 4489c7d9362..7ec1242c7bf 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_mock.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_mock.go
@@ -138,3 +138,8 @@ func (*mockFS) Rel(base string, target string) (string, bool) {
 	// Otherwise, down to the parent
 	return commonParent + target, true
 }
+
+func (fs *mockFS) kind(dir string, base string) (symlink string, kind EntryKind) {
+	// This will never be called
+	return
+}
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_mock_test.go b/internal/fs/fs_mock_test.go
index 2c547568a26..3be61a67924 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_mock_test.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_mock_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestMockFSBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected to find /src")
 	}
-	if len(src) != 2 || src["index.js"].Kind() != FileEntry || src["util.js"].Kind() != FileEntry {
+	if len(src) != 2 || src["index.js"].Kind(fs) != FileEntry || src["util.js"].Kind(fs) != FileEntry {
 		t.Fatalf("Incorrect contents for /src: %v", src)
 	}
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestMockFSBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected to find /")
 	}
-	if len(slash) != 3 || slash["src"].Kind() != DirEntry || slash["README.md"].Kind() != FileEntry || slash["package.json"].Kind() != FileEntry {
+	if len(slash) != 3 || slash["src"].Kind(fs) != DirEntry || slash["README.md"].Kind(fs) != FileEntry || slash["package.json"].Kind(fs) != FileEntry {
 		t.Fatalf("Incorrect contents for /: %v", slash)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_real.go b/internal/fs/fs_real.go
index 9846740e742..b5c13d400ae 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_real.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_real.go
@@ -182,3 +182,46 @@ func readdir(dirname string) ([]string, error) {
 
 	return entries, err
 }
+
+func (fs *realFS) kind(dir string, base string) (symlink string, kind EntryKind) {
+	entryPath := filepath.Join(dir, base)
+
+	// Use "lstat" since we want information about symbolic links
+	BeforeFileOpen()
+	defer AfterFileClose()
+	stat, err := os.Lstat(entryPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	mode := stat.Mode()
+
+	// Follow symlinks now so the cache contains the translation
+	if (mode & os.ModeSymlink) != 0 {
+		link, err := os.Readlink(entryPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return // Skip over this entry
+		}
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(link) {
+			link = filepath.Join(dir, link)
+		}
+		symlink = filepath.Clean(link)
+
+		// Re-run "lstat" on the symlink target
+		stat2, err2 := os.Lstat(symlink)
+		if err2 != nil {
+			return // Skip over this entry
+		}
+		mode = stat2.Mode()
+		if (mode & os.ModeSymlink) != 0 {
+			return // Symlink chains are not supported
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We consider the entry either a directory or a file
+	if (mode & os.ModeDir) != 0 {
+		kind = DirEntry
+	} else {
+		kind = FileEntry
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/internal/resolver/resolver.go b/internal/resolver/resolver.go
index 86008134ec9..56da265df39 100644
--- a/internal/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ func (r *resolver) finalizeResolve(result ResolveResult) *ResolveResult {
 				}
 
 				if entry, ok := dirInfo.entries[base]; ok {
-					if symlink := entry.Symlink(); symlink != "" {
+					if symlink := entry.Symlink(r.fs); symlink != "" {
 						// Is this entry itself a symlink?
 						path.Text = symlink
 					} else if dirInfo.absRealPath != "" {
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ func (r *resolver) dirInfoUncached(path string) *dirInfo {
 	base := r.fs.Base(path)
 	if base != "node_modules" {
 		if entry, ok := entries["node_modules"]; ok {
-			info.hasNodeModules = entry.Kind() == fs.DirEntry
+			info.hasNodeModules = entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.DirEntry
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ func (r *resolver) dirInfoUncached(path string) *dirInfo {
 
 		// Make sure "absRealPath" is the real path of the directory (resolving any symlinks)
 		if entry, ok := parentInfo.entries[base]; ok {
-			if symlink := entry.Symlink(); symlink != "" {
+			if symlink := entry.Symlink(r.fs); symlink != "" {
 				info.absRealPath = symlink
 			} else if parentInfo.absRealPath != "" {
 				info.absRealPath = r.fs.Join(parentInfo.absRealPath, base)
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ func (r *resolver) dirInfoUncached(path string) *dirInfo {
 	}
 
 	// Record if this directory has a package.json file
-	if entry, ok := entries["package.json"]; ok && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+	if entry, ok := entries["package.json"]; ok && entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 		info.packageJSON = r.parsePackageJSON(path)
 
 		// Propagate this browser scope into child directories
@@ -758,9 +758,9 @@ func (r *resolver) dirInfoUncached(path string) *dirInfo {
 	{
 		var tsConfigPath string
 		if forceTsConfig := r.options.TsConfigOverride; forceTsConfig == "" {
-			if entry, ok := entries["tsconfig.json"]; ok && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+			if entry, ok := entries["tsconfig.json"]; ok && entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 				tsConfigPath = r.fs.Join(path, "tsconfig.json")
-			} else if entry, ok := entries["jsconfig.json"]; ok && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+			} else if entry, ok := entries["jsconfig.json"]; ok && entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 				tsConfigPath = r.fs.Join(path, "jsconfig.json")
 			}
 		} else if parentInfo == nil {
@@ -1007,13 +1007,13 @@ func (r *resolver) loadAsFile(path string, extensionOrder []string) (string, boo
 	base := r.fs.Base(path)
 
 	// Try the plain path without any extensions
-	if entry, ok := entries[base]; ok && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+	if entry, ok := entries[base]; ok && entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 		return path, true
 	}
 
 	// Try the path with extensions
 	for _, ext := range extensionOrder {
-		if entry, ok := entries[base+ext]; ok && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+		if entry, ok := entries[base+ext]; ok && entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 			return path + ext, true
 		}
 	}
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ func (r *resolver) loadAsFile(path string, extensionOrder []string) (string, boo
 		// Note that the official compiler code always tries ".ts" before
 		// ".tsx" even if the original extension was ".jsx".
 		for _, ext := range []string{".ts", ".tsx"} {
-			if entry, ok := entries[base[:lastDot]+ext]; ok && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+			if entry, ok := entries[base[:lastDot]+ext]; ok && entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 				return path[:len(path)-(len(base)-lastDot)] + ext, true
 			}
 		}
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ func (r *resolver) loadAsIndex(path string, entries map[string]*fs.Entry) (strin
 	// Try the "index" file with extensions
 	for _, ext := range r.options.ExtensionOrder {
 		base := "index" + ext
-		if entry, ok := entries[base]; ok && entry.Kind() == fs.FileEntry {
+		if entry, ok := entries[base]; ok && entry.Kind(r.fs) == fs.FileEntry {
 			return r.fs.Join(path, base), true
 		}
 	}