diff --git a/src/fuse_access.cpp b/src/fuse_access.cpp
index a98fc8bc..dd344143 100644
--- a/src/fuse_access.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_access.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ _access(const Policy::Search &searchFunc_,
   rv = searchFunc_(branches_,fusepath_,branches);
   if(rv < 0)
     return rv;
+  if(branches.empty())
+    return -ENOENT;
 
   fullpath = branches[0]->path / fusepath_;