diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
index 9503c507..0b2c4888 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
@@ -2304,11 +2304,11 @@ get_dirhandle(const fuse_file_info_t *llfi,
 {
   struct fuse_dh *dh = (struct fuse_dh *)(uintptr_t)llfi->fh;
 
-  memset(ffi,0,sizeof(fuse_file_info_t));
-
   if(dh == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
+  memset(ffi,0,sizeof(fuse_file_info_t));
+
   fi->fh = dh->fh;
 
   return dh;