diff --git a/src/func_getattr_newest.cpp b/src/func_getattr_newest.cpp
index 1bcfb52d..50a5b74b 100644
--- a/src/func_getattr_newest.cpp
+++ b/src/func_getattr_newest.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Func2::GetattrNewest::process(const Branches  &branches_,
 
       fullpath = branch.path;
       fullpath += fusepath_;
-      rv = fs::lstat(fullpath.c_str(),&st);
+      rv = fs::lstat(fullpath.c_str(),&tmp_st);
       if(rv == -1)
         continue;