diff --git a/dataplane/standalone/port.cc b/dataplane/standalone/port.cc
index 27f3fb89..ea828531 100644
--- a/dataplane/standalone/port.cc
+++ b/dataplane/standalone/port.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
 #include "dataplane/standalone/translator.h"
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ sai_status_t Port::create(_In_ uint32_t attr_count,
         break;
     }
   }
-  bool exists = std::experimental::filesystem::exists("/sys/class/net/" + name);
+  std::string filename("/sys/class/net/" + name);
+  struct stat buffer;
+  bool exists = stat(filename.c_str(), &buffer) == 0;
 
   // TODO(dgrau): Figure out what to do with these ports.
   if (type != SAI_PORT_TYPE_CPU && !exists) {