diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index efcbbd41..a08d77e6 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ namespace l
           return -errno;
 
         basepath = cache.insert(fusepath_,basepaths[0]);
+
+        rv = l::getattr(fullpath,followsymlinks_,st_);        
       }
 
     if(rv == -1)