diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
index 3458462820..0e989945fc 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
@@ -2318,8 +2318,8 @@ vnode_path_to_vnode(struct vnode* vnode, char* path, bool traverseLeafLink,
 				// symlink was just "/"
 				nextVnode = vnode;
 			} else {
-				status = vnode_path_to_vnode(vnode, path, traverseLeafLink,
-					count + 1, ioContext, &nextVnode, &lastParentID);
+				status = vnode_path_to_vnode(vnode, path, true, count + 1,
+					ioContext, &nextVnode, &lastParentID);
 			}
 
 			free(buffer);