diff --git a/src/fuse_open.cpp b/src/fuse_open.cpp
index 96cdb5f4..697e10a3 100644
--- a/src/fuse_open.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_open.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ namespace FUSE
     const ugid::Set     ugid(fc->uid,fc->gid);
 
     pti = PassthroughStuff::get_pti(fusepath_);
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(pti->mutex);
+    const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(pti->mutex);
     
     l::config_to_ffi_flags(cfg,fc->pid,ffi_);