diff --git a/src/fuse_open.cpp b/src/fuse_open.cpp
index 95db9930..850aab6f 100644
--- a/src/fuse_open.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_open.cpp
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ namespace FUSE
 
         fi = new FileInfo(fd,fusepath_,ffi_->direct_io);
 
+        ffi_->fh = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(fi);        
+
         return 0;
       }