diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
index 351cdd16..f5ea883d 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int fuse_set_signal_handlers(struct fuse_session *se)
 
 void fuse_remove_signal_handlers(struct fuse_session *se)
 {
-  if (fuse_instance != se)
+  if(g_fuse_instance.load(std::memory_order_acquire) != se)
     fprintf(stderr,
             "fuse: fuse_remove_signal_handlers: unknown session\n");
   else