diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
index 63dc76be..c8dcba9e 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ void
 exit_handler(int sig)
 {
   (void)sig;
-  if (fuse_instance)
-    fuse_session_exit(fuse_instance);
+  struct fuse_session *instance;
+
+  instance = g_fuse_instance.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+  if(instance)
+    fuse_session_exit(instance);
 }
 
 static int set_one_signal_handler(int sig, void (*handler)(int), int remove)