diff --git a/lib/fuse.c b/lib/fuse.c
index f930404..0ce05a6 100644
--- a/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/lib/fuse.c
@@ -603,8 +603,9 @@
                         int err)
 {
     if (!err) {
+        struct fuse *f = req_fuse(req);
         if (fuse_reply_entry(req, e) == -ENOENT)
-            forget_node(req_fuse(req), e->ino, 1);
+            forget_node(f, e->ino, 1);
     } else
         reply_err(req, err);
 }