diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp
index 9bb2c8ab62..dae23864ae 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ OverlayInode::Create(const char *name, int openMode, int perms, void **cookie,
 status_t
 OverlayInode::Open(int openMode, void **_cookie)
 {
+	if (!fHasStat)
+		ReadStat(NULL);
+
 	if (fIsVirtual) {
 		if (openMode & O_TRUNC)
 			fStat.st_size = 0;