diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
index ba9c70be..63dc76be 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_signals.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
 
 #include "fuse_lowlevel.h"
 
+#include <atomic>
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
-static struct fuse_session *fuse_instance;
+static std::atomic<fuse_session*> g_fuse_instance{nullptr};
 
 static
 void