diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b7e04e07..aa724fd5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ _addPathCloser(path, closer) {
   list.push(closer);
 }
 
-_readdirp(root, options) {
+_readdirp(root, opts) {
+  const options = Object.assign({type: 'all', alwaysStat: true, lstat: true}, opts);
   let stream = readdirp(root, options);
   this._streams.add(stream);
   stream.once('close', () => {
diff --git a/lib/fsevents-handler.js b/lib/fsevents-handler.js
index ec94c0fc..02580c42 100644
--- a/lib/fsevents-handler.js
+++ b/lib/fsevents-handler.js
@@ -396,10 +396,8 @@ _addToFsEvents(path, transform, forceAdd, priorDepth) {
 
       // scan the contents of the dir
       this.fsw._readdirp(wh.watchPath, {
-        type: 'all',
         fileFilter: wh.filterPath,
         directoryFilter: wh.filterDir,
-        lstat: true,
         depth: opts.depth - (priorDepth || 0)
       }).on('data', (entry) => {
         // need to check filterPath on dirs b/c filterDir is less restrictive
diff --git a/lib/nodefs-handler.js b/lib/nodefs-handler.js
index 682dec41..31140b67 100644
--- a/lib/nodefs-handler.js
+++ b/lib/nodefs-handler.js
@@ -409,11 +409,9 @@ _handleDir(dir, stats, initialAdd, depth, target, wh, realpath, callback) {
     const current = new Set();
 
     this.fsw._readdirp(directory, {
-      type: 'all',
       fileFilter: wh.filterPath,
       directoryFilter: wh.filterDir,
       depth: 0,
-      lstat: true
     }).on('data', (entry) => {
       const item = entry.path;
       let path = sysPath.join(directory, item);
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index cb9000eb..9aa082d6 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ describe('chokidar', function() {
   if (os === 'darwin') {
     const FsEventsHandler = require('./lib/fsevents-handler');
     if (FsEventsHandler.canUse()) {
-      // describe('fsevents (native extension)', runTests.bind(this, {useFsEvents: true}));
+      describe.skip('fsevents (native extension)', runTests.bind(this, {useFsEvents: true}));
     }
   } else {
   }