diff --git a/src/fs_statvfs_cache.cpp b/src/fs_statvfs_cache.cpp
index 1d2fa708..6328e528 100644
--- a/src/fs_statvfs_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_statvfs_cache.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fs::statvfs_cache(const std::string &path_,
   rv = 0;
   now = ::_get_time();
 
-  mutex_lock(g_cache_lock);
+  mutex_lockguard(g_cache_lock);
 
   e = &g_cache[path_];
 
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ fs::statvfs_cache(const std::string &path_,
 
   *st_ = e->st;
 
-  mutex_unlock(g_cache_lock);
-
   return rv;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_cor_getdents.icpp b/src/fuse_readdir_cor_getdents.icpp
index 3df46a5b..4ebac133 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_cor_getdents.icpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_cor_getdents.icpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ _readdir(const fs::path &branch_path_,
       if(nread <= 0)
         return nread;
 
-      LockGuard lk(mutex_);
+      mutex_lockguard(mutex_);
       for(ssize_t pos = 0; pos < nread;)
         {
           int rv;
diff --git a/src/fuse_readdir_cor_readdir.icpp b/src/fuse_readdir_cor_readdir.icpp
index 3c944917..d0a72a32 100644
--- a/src/fuse_readdir_cor_readdir.icpp
+++ b/src/fuse_readdir_cor_readdir.icpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ _readdir(const fs::path &branch_path_,
   fs::inode::ReaddirCalc inodecalc(branch_path_,rel_dirpath_);
   while(true)
     {
-      LockGuard lk(mutex_);
+      mutex_lockguard(mutex_);
       for(int i = 0; i < MAX_ENTRIES_PER_LOOP; i++)
         {
           int rv;
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex.hpp b/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex.hpp
index 0f2cf302..a8a26c4d 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex.hpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex.hpp
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 #include "mutex_ndebug.hpp"
 #endif
 
-#include "scope_guard/scope_guard.hpp"
-
 typedef pthread_mutex_t mutex_t;
 
 // Simple mutex_t wrapper to provide RAII
@@ -29,33 +27,29 @@ public:
     mutex_destroy(_mutex);
   }
 
+  Mutex(const Mutex&) = delete;
+  Mutex& operator=(const Mutex&) = delete;
+  Mutex(Mutex&&) = delete;
+  Mutex& operator=(Mutex&&) = delete;
+
   operator mutex_t&()
   {
     return _mutex;
   }
 };
 
-class LockGuard
-{
-private:
-  mutex_t &_mutex;
+// RAII mutex guard macro.  Expands to a single variable declaration,
+// so it is safe in unbraced if/else/for/while.
+// In debug builds the call-site __FILE__/__func__/__LINE__ are
+// forwarded to _mutex_lock/_mutex_unlock for diagnostics.
+#define MUTEX_LOCKGUARD_CONCAT_(a,b) a##b
+#define MUTEX_LOCKGUARD_CONCAT(a,b)  MUTEX_LOCKGUARD_CONCAT_(a,b)
 
-public:
-  LockGuard(mutex_t &mutex_)
-    : _mutex(mutex_)
-  {
-    mutex_lock(_mutex);
-  }
-
-  ~LockGuard()
-  {
-    mutex_unlock(_mutex);
-  }
-};
-
-// Single-line mutex guard using scope_guard
-// Expands to mutex_lock() followed by DEFER mutex_unlock()
-// Both lock and unlock capture __FILE__/__func__/__LINE__ from the call site
+#ifdef DEBUG
 #define mutex_lockguard(m) \
-  mutex_lock(m);           \
-  DEFER { mutex_unlock(m); }
+  ScopedMutexLock MUTEX_LOCKGUARD_CONCAT(_mtx_guard_,__COUNTER__) \
+    ((m),__FILE__,__func__,__LINE__)
+#else
+#define mutex_lockguard(m) \
+  ScopedMutexLock MUTEX_LOCKGUARD_CONCAT(_mtx_guard_,__COUNTER__)(m)
+#endif
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_debug.hpp b/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_debug.hpp
index 02f4809a..c45d1b02 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_debug.hpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_debug.hpp
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@
 
 #include "fmt/core.h"
 
-#include <ctime>
+#include <cerrno>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <ctime>
+
+#if defined(__has_include)
+# if __has_include(<features.h>)
+#  include <features.h>
+# endif
+#endif
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
@@ -11,6 +19,12 @@
 # define PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_GNU_SOURCE) && defined(__GLIBC_PREREQ)
+# if __GLIBC_PREREQ(2,30)
+#  define MUTEX_HAS_PTHREAD_MUTEX_CLOCKLOCK 1
+# endif
+#endif
+
 #define mutex_init(M)    _mutex_init((M),__FILE__,__func__,__LINE__)
 #define mutex_destroy(M) _mutex_destroy((M),__FILE__,__func__,__LINE__)
 #define mutex_lock(M)    _mutex_lock((M),__FILE__,__func__,__LINE__)
@@ -48,14 +62,27 @@ _mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_,
   int rv;
   pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
 
-  pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
-  pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr,PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP);
+  rv = pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
+  if(rv != 0)
+    _print_error_and_abort("pthread_mutexattr_init",rv,file_,func_,linenum_);
+
+  rv = pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr,PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP);
+  if(rv != 0)
+    {
+      pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+      _print_error_and_abort("pthread_mutexattr_settype",rv,file_,func_,linenum_);
+    }
 
   rv = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_,&attr);
   if(rv != 0)
-    _print_error_and_abort(__func__,rv,file_,func_,linenum_);
+    {
+      pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+      _print_error_and_abort("pthread_mutex_init",rv,file_,func_,linenum_);
+    }
 
-  pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+  rv = pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+  if(rv != 0)
+    _print_error_and_abort("pthread_mutexattr_destroy",rv,file_,func_,linenum_);
 }
 
 static
@@ -87,7 +114,14 @@ _mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_,
 
   while(true)
     {
-      clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME,&timeout);
+#ifdef MUTEX_HAS_PTHREAD_MUTEX_CLOCKLOCK
+      rv = clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC,&timeout);
+#else
+      rv = clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME,&timeout);
+#endif
+      if(rv != 0)
+        _print_error_and_abort("clock_gettime",errno,file_,func_,linenum_);
+
       timeout.tv_nsec += 1000000 * 1; // 1ms
       if(timeout.tv_nsec >= 1000000000)
         {
@@ -95,7 +129,11 @@ _mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_,
           timeout.tv_nsec -= 1000000000;
         }
 
+#ifdef MUTEX_HAS_PTHREAD_MUTEX_CLOCKLOCK
+      rv = pthread_mutex_clocklock(&mutex_,CLOCK_MONOTONIC,&timeout);
+#else
       rv = pthread_mutex_timedlock(&mutex_,&timeout);
+#endif
       switch(rv)
         {
         case 0:
@@ -103,7 +141,7 @@ _mutex_lock(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_,
         case ETIMEDOUT:
           cnt++;
           fmt::println(stderr,
-                       "NOTICE: pthread_mutex_timedlock expired - count={}; ({}:{}:{})",
+                       "NOTICE: mutex timed lock expired - count={}; ({}:{}:{})",
                        cnt,
                        file_,
                        func_,
@@ -130,3 +168,31 @@ _mutex_unlock(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_,
   if(rv != 0)
     _print_error_and_abort(__func__,rv,file_,func_,linenum_);
 }
+
+class ScopedMutexLock
+{
+private:
+  pthread_mutex_t &_mutex;
+  const char      *_file;
+  const char      *_func;
+  int              _line;
+
+public:
+  explicit
+  ScopedMutexLock(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_,
+                  const char      *file_,
+                  const char      *func_,
+                  int              line_)
+    : _mutex(mutex_), _file(file_), _func(func_), _line(line_)
+  {
+    _mutex_lock(_mutex,_file,_func,_line);
+  }
+
+  ~ScopedMutexLock() noexcept
+  {
+    _mutex_unlock(_mutex,_file,_func,_line);
+  }
+
+  ScopedMutexLock(const ScopedMutexLock&) = delete;
+  ScopedMutexLock& operator=(const ScopedMutexLock&) = delete;
+};
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_ndebug.hpp b/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_ndebug.hpp
index f8beb571..3a07750c 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_ndebug.hpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/include/mutex_ndebug.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <cerrno>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -17,14 +18,27 @@ mutex_init(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_)
   int rv;
   pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
 
-  pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
-  pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr,PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP);
-
-  rv = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_,&attr);
+  rv = pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
   if(rv != 0)
     std::abort();
 
-  pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+  rv = pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr,PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP);
+  if(rv != 0)
+    {
+      pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+      std::abort();
+    }
+
+  rv = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_,&attr);
+  if(rv != 0)
+    {
+      pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+      std::abort();
+    }
+
+  rv = pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
+  if(rv != 0)
+    std::abort();
 }
 
 static
@@ -62,3 +76,25 @@ mutex_destroy(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_)
   if(rv != 0)
     std::abort();
 }
+
+class ScopedMutexLock
+{
+private:
+  pthread_mutex_t &_mutex;
+
+public:
+  explicit
+  ScopedMutexLock(pthread_mutex_t &mutex_)
+    : _mutex(mutex_)
+  {
+    mutex_lock(_mutex);
+  }
+
+  ~ScopedMutexLock() noexcept
+  {
+    mutex_unlock(_mutex);
+  }
+
+  ScopedMutexLock(const ScopedMutexLock&) = delete;
+  ScopedMutexLock& operator=(const ScopedMutexLock&) = delete;
+};
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp b/vendored/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp
index 6e4facdb..2b2f444a 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/include/objpool.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
   }
 
 private:
-  mutex_t _mtx;
+  Mutex _mtx;
   Node *_head = nullptr;
   std::atomic<size_t> _pool_count{0};
   Allocator _allocator;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ private:
   Node*
   _pop_node(const size_t required_size_)
   {
-    mutex_lock(_mtx);
+    mutex_lockguard(_mtx);
 
     Node **prev = &_head;
     while(*prev)
@@ -134,15 +134,12 @@ private:
           {
             *prev = node->next;
             _pool_count.fetch_sub(1,std::memory_order_relaxed);
-            mutex_unlock(_mtx);
             return node;
           }
 
         prev = &node->next;
       }
 
-    mutex_unlock(_mtx);
-
     return nullptr;;
   }
 
@@ -152,13 +149,11 @@ private:
   {
     node_->alloc_size = alloc_size_;
 
-    mutex_lock(_mtx);
+    mutex_lockguard(_mtx);
 
     node_->next = _head;
     _head = node_;
     _pool_count.fetch_add(1,std::memory_order_relaxed);
-
-    mutex_unlock(_mtx);
   }
 
 public:
@@ -167,13 +162,13 @@ public:
   {
     Node *head;
 
-    mutex_lock(_mtx);
+    {
+      mutex_lockguard(_mtx);
 
-    head  = _head;
-    _head = nullptr;
-    _pool_count.store(0,std::memory_order_relaxed);
-
-    mutex_unlock(_mtx);
+      head  = _head;
+      _head = nullptr;
+      _pool_count.store(0,std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    }
 
     while(head)
       {
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
index 408853b9..c6e4dfe9 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ fuse_loop_mt(struct fuse *f_)
   if(f_ == NULL)
     return -1;
 
-  MaintenanceThread::setup();
   fuse_populate_maintenance_thread(f_);
+  MaintenanceThread::setup();
 
   res = fuse_session_loop_mt(fuse_get_session(),
                              fuse_cfg.read_thread_count,
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
index 9c06a940..dc067a09 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.cpp
@@ -1326,17 +1326,18 @@ do_notify_reply(fuse_req_t            *req,
   struct fuse_notify_req *nreq;
   struct fuse_notify_req *head;
 
-  mutex_lock(f.lock);
-  head = &f.notify_list;
-  for(nreq = head->next; nreq != head; nreq = nreq->next)
-    {
-      if(nreq->unique == req->ctx.unique)
-        {
-          list_del_nreq(nreq);
-          break;
-        }
-    }
-  mutex_unlock(f.lock);
+  {
+    mutex_lockguard(f.lock);
+    head = &f.notify_list;
+    for(nreq = head->next; nreq != head; nreq = nreq->next)
+      {
+        if(nreq->unique == req->ctx.unique)
+          {
+            list_del_nreq(nreq);
+            break;
+          }
+      }
+  }
 
   if(nreq != head)
     nreq->reply(nreq, req, hdr_->nodeid, &hdr_[1]);
@@ -1574,12 +1575,13 @@ fuse_lowlevel_notify_retrieve(struct fuse_session *se,
   if(rreq == NULL)
     return -ENOMEM;
 
-  mutex_lock(f.lock);
-  rreq->cookie = cookie;
-  rreq->nreq.unique = f.notify_ctr++;
-  rreq->nreq.reply = fuse_ll_retrieve_reply;
-  list_add_nreq(&rreq->nreq, &f.notify_list);
-  mutex_unlock(f.lock);
+  {
+    mutex_lockguard(f.lock);
+    rreq->cookie = cookie;
+    rreq->nreq.unique = f.notify_ctr++;
+    rreq->nreq.reply = fuse_ll_retrieve_reply;
+    list_add_nreq(&rreq->nreq, &f.notify_list);
+  }
 
   outarg.notify_unique = rreq->nreq.unique;
   outarg.nodeid = ino;
@@ -1592,9 +1594,10 @@ fuse_lowlevel_notify_retrieve(struct fuse_session *se,
   err = send_notify_iov(se, FUSE_NOTIFY_RETRIEVE, iov, 2);
   if(err)
     {
-      mutex_lock(f.lock);
-      list_del_nreq(&rreq->nreq);
-      mutex_unlock(f.lock);
+      {
+        mutex_lockguard(f.lock);
+        list_del_nreq(&rreq->nreq);
+      }
       free(rreq);
     }
 
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.cpp
index de356330..9486a625 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/fuse_session.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <new>
+
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 
diff --git a/vendored/libfuse/lib/maintenance_thread.cpp b/vendored/libfuse/lib/maintenance_thread.cpp
index a2be0f49..75a039d1 100644
--- a/vendored/libfuse/lib/maintenance_thread.cpp
+++ b/vendored/libfuse/lib/maintenance_thread.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 static pthread_t g_thread;
 static std::vector<std::function<void(u64)>> g_funcs;
-static mutex_t g_mutex;
+static Mutex g_mutex;
 
 static
 void*
@@ -25,8 +25,14 @@ _thread_loop(void *)
     {
       pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE,NULL);
       {
-        LockGuard lg(g_mutex);
-        for(auto &func : g_funcs)
+        std::vector<std::function<void(u64)>> funcs;
+
+        {
+          mutex_lockguard(g_mutex);
+          funcs = g_funcs;
+        }
+
+        for(auto &func : funcs)
           func(count);
       }
       pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE,NULL);
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ MaintenanceThread::setup()
 void
 MaintenanceThread::push_job(const std::function<void(u64)> &func_)
 {
-  LockGuard lg(g_mutex);
+  mutex_lockguard(g_mutex);
 
   g_funcs.emplace_back(func_);
 }
@@ -61,4 +67,9 @@ MaintenanceThread::stop()
 {
   pthread_cancel(g_thread);
   pthread_join(g_thread,NULL);
+
+  {
+    mutex_lockguard(g_mutex);
+    g_funcs.clear();
+  }
 }