diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index 6a923cb6..6d00bb83 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ _getattr(const Policy::Search &searchFunc_,
       break;
     case FollowSymlinks::ENUM::DIRECTORY:
       rv = fs::lstat(fullpath,st_);
-      if(S_ISLNK(st_->st_mode))
+      if((rv > 0) && S_ISLNK(st_->st_mode))
         ::_set_stat_if_leads_to_dir(fullpath,st_);
       break;
     case FollowSymlinks::ENUM::REGULAR: