diff -Nru geeqie-2.5/debian/changelog geeqie-2.5/debian/changelog
--- geeqie-2.5/debian/changelog	2025-06-07 13:44:17.000000000 +0200
+++ geeqie-2.5/debian/changelog	2025-06-15 17:31:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+geeqie (1:2.5-7) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add patch to fix warning when deleting symlinks (Closes: #1104737)
+
+ -- Andreas Rönnquist <gusnan@debian.org>  Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:31:21 +0200
+
 geeqie (1:2.5-6) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Add patch to fix crash on keyword autocomplete (Closes: #1107397)
diff -Nru geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/Fix-1771-Deleting-not-write-protected-symlinks-to-write-p.patch geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/Fix-1771-Deleting-not-write-protected-symlinks-to-write-p.patch
--- geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/Fix-1771-Deleting-not-write-protected-symlinks-to-write-p.patch	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/Fix-1771-Deleting-not-write-protected-symlinks-to-write-p.patch	2025-06-15 17:29:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+From: Colin Clark <colin.clark@cclark.uk>
+Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:59:19 +0100
+Subject: Fix #1771: Deleting (not write protected) symlinks to write
+ protected images gives warning
+
+https://github.com/BestImageViewer/geeqie/issues/1771
+
+Function access() was used, but this function follows symlinks.
+
+Instead use lstat for delete/move/rename operations.
+---
+ src/filedata/filedata.cc | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/filedata/filedata.cc b/src/filedata/filedata.cc
+index 76f8866..ee779ff 100644
+--- a/src/filedata/filedata.cc
++++ b/src/filedata/filedata.cc
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
+ 
+ #include "filedata.h"
+ 
++#include <glib/gstdio.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ 
+@@ -1997,6 +1998,60 @@ gboolean FileData::file_data_sc_update_ci_unspecified_list(GList *fd_list, const
+  * it should detect all possible problems with the planned operation
+  */
+ 
++/**
++ * @brief Determine if file is readable, do not follow symlinks
++ * @param path 
++ * @returns 
++ * 
++ * 
++ */
++static gboolean file_is_readable_no_follow(const gchar *path)
++{
++	gboolean readable = FALSE;
++	GStatBuf statbuf;
++
++	if (g_lstat(path, &statbuf) != 0)
++		{
++		log_printf("g_lstat failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
++
++		return readable;
++		}
++
++	if (S_IRUSR & statbuf.st_mode)
++		{
++		readable = TRUE;
++		}
++
++	return readable;
++}
++
++/**
++ * @brief Determine if file is writable, do not follow symlinks
++ * @param path 
++ * @returns 
++ * 
++ * 
++ */
++static gboolean file_is_writable_no_follow(const gchar *path)
++{
++	gboolean writable = FALSE;
++	GStatBuf statbuf;
++
++	if (g_lstat(path, &statbuf) != 0)
++		{
++		log_printf("g_lstat failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
++
++		return writable;
++		}
++
++	if (S_IWUSR & statbuf.st_mode)
++		{
++		writable = TRUE;
++		}
++
++	return writable;
++}
++
+ gint FileData::file_data_verify_ci(FileData *fd, GList *list)
+ {
+ 	gint ret = CHANGE_OK;
+@@ -2032,7 +2087,7 @@ gint FileData::file_data_verify_ci(FileData *fd, GList *list)
+ 
+ 	if (fd->change->type != FILEDATA_CHANGE_DELETE &&
+ 	    fd->change->type != FILEDATA_CHANGE_WRITE_METADATA &&
+-	    !access_file(fd->path, R_OK))
++		 !file_is_readable_no_follow(fd->path))
+ 		{
+ 		ret |= CHANGE_NO_READ_PERM;
+ 		DEBUG_1("Change checked: no read permission: %s", fd->path);
+@@ -2046,7 +2101,7 @@ gint FileData::file_data_verify_ci(FileData *fd, GList *list)
+ 	else if (fd->change->type != FILEDATA_CHANGE_COPY &&
+ 		 fd->change->type != FILEDATA_CHANGE_UNSPECIFIED &&
+ 		 fd->change->type != FILEDATA_CHANGE_WRITE_METADATA &&
+-		 !access_file(fd->path, W_OK))
++		 !file_is_writable_no_follow(fd->path))
+ 		{
+ 		ret |= CHANGE_WARN_NO_WRITE_PERM;
+ 		DEBUG_1("Change checked: no write permission: %s", fd->path);
diff -Nru geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/series geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/series
--- geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/series	2025-06-07 13:33:53.000000000 +0200
+++ geeqie-2.5/debian/patches/series	2025-06-15 17:29:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 Check-for-GNU-user-space-instead-of-Linux-kernel.patch
 Fix-1692-Hide-Bars-and-Files-nukes-toolbar-customizations.patch
 Fix-1768-Crash-on-keyword-autocomplete-command.patch
+Fix-1771-Deleting-not-write-protected-symlinks-to-write-p.patch