diff --git a/src/fuse_create.cpp b/src/fuse_create.cpp
index b35c0de0..8df9975d 100644
--- a/src/fuse_create.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_create.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ namespace FUSE
     if(rv != 0)
       return rv;
 
+    return l::passthrough(fc,ffi_);    
+
     switch(_(cfg->passthrough,ffi_->flags))
       {
       case _(PassthroughEnum::r, O_RDONLY):