diff --git a/src/fuse_link.cpp b/src/fuse_link.cpp
index 2a3c52cb..ae213986 100644
--- a/src/fuse_link.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_link.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ _link_create_path(const Policy::Search &searchFunc_,
   rv = searchFunc_(ibranches_,newfusedirpath,newbranches);
   if(rv < 0)
     return rv;
+  if(newbranches.empty())
+    return -ENOENT;
 
   return ::_link_create_path_loop(oldbranches,newbranches[0],
                                   oldfusepath_,newfusepath_,