diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index ae7f6ba8..7a398c00 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ namespace l
         fullpath = fs::path::make(i->second,fusepath_);
 
         rv = l::getattr(fullpath,followsymlinks_,st_);
+        if(rv == 0)
+          break;
         if((rv == -1) && (errno != ENOENT))
           break;