diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index 7c5dc6d4..20629322 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ _getattr_fake_root(struct stat     *st_,
   st_->st_mtime   = 0;
   st_->st_ctime   = 0;
 
+  timeout_->entry = 0;
+  timeout_->attr  = 0;
+
   return 0;
 }