diff --git a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
index f8f7b571..f088db62 100644
--- a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ fs::find_mount_point(const ghc::filesystem::path &path_)
 {
   int rv;
   struct stat initial_st;
+  struct stat lower_st;
 
   rv = fs::lstat(path_,&initial_st);
   if(rv == -1)