diff --git a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
index c11c6eb8..c1675d22 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/node.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static std::vector<StackInfo> g_all_stacks;
 node_t*
 node_alloc()
 {
-  if(g_initialized == false)
+  if(__unlikely(g_initialized == false))
     {
       std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(g_mutex);
       g_all_stacks.push_back({g_stack,&g_should_gc});