diff --git a/src/fuse_release.cpp b/src/fuse_release.cpp
index 50592a70..ef02c487 100644
--- a/src/fuse_release.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_release.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace l
     if(fi_->backing_id)
       {
         const fuse_context *fc;
+        const ugid::SetRootGuard ugid;
 
         fc = fuse_get_context();