diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
index 4c953692..7d90ba6e 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
@@ -2067,6 +2067,13 @@ fuse_lib_create(fuse_req_t            *req_,
   // later in the actual create. Added for use with passthrough.
   {
     node_t *node = find_node(hdr_->nodeid,name);
+
+    if(node == NULL)
+      {
+        fuse_reply_err(req_,ENOMEM);
+        return;
+      }
+
     new_nodeid = node->nodeid;
     req_->ctx.nodeid = new_nodeid;
   }