diff --git a/src/fuse_chmod.cpp b/src/fuse_chmod.cpp
index d438dce1..a6f2edb8 100644
--- a/src/fuse_chmod.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_chmod.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ _chmod(const Policy::Action &actionFunc_,
   if(rv < 0)
     return rv;
   if(branches.empty())
-    return prv.errors[0].rv;
+    return -ENOENT;
 
   return prv.get_error(branches[0]->path);
 }