diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_linux.cpp b/src/fuse_readdir_linux.cpp
index 7bbf2ece..6f857b1b 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_linux.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ namespace l
     uint64_t namelen;
     struct linux_dirent64 *d;
 
+    fuse_dirents_reset(buf_);
+
     buf = (char*)g_DENTS_BUF_POOL.alloc();
     if(buf == NULL)
       return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_plus_linux.cpp b/src/fuse_readdir_plus_linux.cpp
index 9e87568b..880f158b 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_plus_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_plus_linux.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ namespace l
     fuse_entry_t entry;
     struct linux_dirent64 *d;
 
+    fuse_dirents_reset(buf_);
+
     buf = (char*)g_DENTS_BUF_POOL.alloc();
 
     entry.nodeid           = 0;
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_plus_posix.cpp b/src/fuse_readdir_plus_posix.cpp
index b78f9516..0d974e6e 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_plus_posix.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_plus_posix.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace l
     uint64_t namelen;
     fuse_entry_t entry;
 
+    fuse_dirents_reset(buf_);
+
     entry.nodeid           = 0;
     entry.generation       = 0;
     entry.entry_valid      = entry_timeout_;
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_posix.cpp b/src/fuse_readdir_posix.cpp
index 5d3bf961..0e200073 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_posix.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_posix.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ namespace l
     string fullpath;
     uint64_t namelen;
 
+    fuse_dirents_reset(buf_);
+
     for(const auto &branch : *branches_)
       {
         int rv;