diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index e22ef02b..caba78eb 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace l
             basepath = cache.insert(fusepath_,basepaths[0]);
           }
 
-        fullpath = fs::path::make(basepath,fusepath_);
+        fullpath = fs::path::make(basepath.value(),fusepath_);
 
         rv = l::getattr(fullpath,followsymlinks_,st_);
         if(rv == 0)