diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index c9c14b27..ae7f6ba8 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -155,11 +155,10 @@ namespace l
         fullpath = fs::path::make(i->second,fusepath_);
 
         rv = l::getattr(fullpath,followsymlinks_,st_);
-        if((rv == -1) && (errno == ENOENT))
-          {
-            cache.erase(fusepath_);
-            continue;
-          }
+        if((rv == -1) && (errno != ENOENT))
+          break;
+
+        cache.erase(fusepath_);
       }
 
     if(rv == -1)