diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_seq.cpp b/src/fuse_readdir_seq.cpp
index a03d4727..ef76d3b3 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_seq.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_seq.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ FUSE::ReadDirSeq::opendir(const fuse_req_ctx_t *ctx_,
       ffi_->cache_readdir = true;
     }
 
-  Branches::Impl branches = cfg.branches;
+  Branches::Impl::Ptr branches = cfg.branches;
 
   return 0;
 }