diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
index b5412604..a09dfaf4 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ fuse_send_msg(struct fuse_ll   *f,
     {
     case 0:
     case -ENODATA:
+    case -ESTALE;
       break;
     default:
       abort();