diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_seq_getdents.icpp b/src/fuse_readdir_seq_getdents.icpp
index d76b9138..595bbbd8 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_seq_getdents.icpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_seq_getdents.icpp
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ _readdir(const Branches::Ptr    &branches_,
   for(size_t i = 0; i < branches_->size(); i++)
   for(const auto &branch : *branches_)
     {
-      const auto &branch = *(branches_)[i];
       const auto  fd     = fds_[i];
+      const auto &branch = *(branches_)[i];
 
       if(fd < 0)
         continue;