diff --git a/src/fuse_rename.cpp b/src/fuse_rename.cpp
index 36bc1e8e..0711d0e8 100644
--- a/src/fuse_rename.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_rename.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ _rename_create_path(const Policy::Search &searchPolicy_,
   rv = searchPolicy_(branches_,newfusepath_.parent_path(),newbranches);
   if(rv < 0)
     return rv;
+  if(newbranches.empty())
+    return -ENOENT;
 
   for(auto &branch : *branches_)
     {