diff --git a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
index 5c51bde6..ad751b34 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ static std::vector<StackInfo> g_all_stacks;
 node_t*
 node_alloc()
 {
+  if(g_initialized == false)
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(g_mutex);
+    }
+
   if(g_stack == NULL)
     return (node_t*)calloc(1,sizeof(node_t));