diff --git a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
index 76794667..3be92472 100644
--- a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fs::find_mount_point(const ghc::filesystem::path &path_)
   if(rv == -1)
     return {};
 
+  tmp_path = path_;
   while(tmp_path != "/")
     {
       rv = fs::lstat(tmp_path.parent_path(),&tmp_st);