diff --git a/lib/fuse.c b/lib/fuse.c
index 0a3b555..a072f0c 100644
--- a/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/lib/fuse.c
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@
     int err;
 
     (void) fi;
+    memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 
     err = -ENOENT;
     pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&f->tree_lock);