diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_default.c b/source3/modules/vfs_default.c
index 073c79004b5..a26bec457ae 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_default.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_default.c
@@ -129,8 +129,14 @@ static uint32_t vfswrap_fs_capabilities(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 	struct vfs_statvfs_struct statbuf;
 	int ret;
 
+	smb_fname_cpath = synthetic_smb_fname(talloc_tos(), conn->connectpath,
+					      NULL, NULL, 0);
+	if (smb_fname_cpath == NULL) {
+		return caps;
+	}
+
 	ZERO_STRUCT(statbuf);
-	ret = sys_statvfs(conn->connectpath, &statbuf);
+	ret = SMB_VFS_STATVFS(conn, smb_fname_cpath, &statbuf);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		caps = statbuf.FsCapabilities;
 	}
@@ -140,12 +146,6 @@ static uint32_t vfswrap_fs_capabilities(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 	/* Work out what timestamp resolution we can
 	 * use when setting a timestamp. */
 
-	smb_fname_cpath = synthetic_smb_fname(talloc_tos(), conn->connectpath,
-					      NULL, NULL, 0);
-	if (smb_fname_cpath == NULL) {
-		return caps;
-	}
-
 	ret = SMB_VFS_STAT(conn, smb_fname_cpath);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		TALLOC_FREE(smb_fname_cpath);