diff --git a/src/fuse_ioctl.cpp b/src/fuse_ioctl.cpp
index f30e6b2e..e0a06b44 100644
--- a/src/fuse_ioctl.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_ioctl.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ _ioctl_dir_base(const Policy::Search &searchFunc_,
   rv = searchFunc_(branches_,fusepath_,branches);
   if(rv < 0)
     return rv;
+  if(branches.empty())
+    return -ENOENT;
 
   fullpath = branches[0]->path / fusepath_;