diff --git a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
index 327e7e1b..e54b9aec 100644
--- a/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_find_mount_point.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fs::find_mount_point(const ghc::filesystem::path &path_)
 
   rv = fs::lstat(path_,&initial_st);
   if(rv == -1)
-    return -1;
+    return {};
 
   tmp_path = path_.parent_path();
   while(tmp_path != "/")