Index: subversion/libsvn_wc/entries.c
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--- subversion/libsvn_wc/entries.c      (revision 16378)
+++ subversion/libsvn_wc/entries.c      (working copy)
@@ -766,7 +766,12 @@
   const char *entry_name;
   svn_wc_adm_access_t *dir_access;
  
-  SVN_ERR (svn_wc__adm_retrieve_internal (&dir_access, adm_access, path, pool));
+  if (strcmp (path, SVN_WC_ENTRY_THIS_DIR) == 0)
+    dir_access = adm_access;
+  else
+    SVN_ERR (svn_wc__adm_retrieve_internal (&dir_access,
+                                            adm_access, path, pool));
+
   if (! dir_access)
     {
       const char *dir_path, *base_name;