diff --git a/source3/smbd/files.c b/source3/smbd/files.c
index 448a284780b..40af56402e4 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/files.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/files.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static NTSTATUS open_pathref_base_fsp(const struct files_struct *dirfsp,
 {
 	struct smb_filename *smb_fname_base = NULL;
 	NTSTATUS status;
+	int ret;
 
 	smb_fname_base = synthetic_smb_fname(talloc_tos(),
 					     fsp->fsp_name->base_name,
@@ -403,6 +404,11 @@ static NTSTATUS open_pathref_base_fsp(const struct files_struct *dirfsp,
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
+	ret = vfs_stat(fsp->conn, smb_fname_base);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		return map_nt_error_from_unix(errno);
+	}
+
 	status = openat_pathref_fsp(dirfsp, smb_fname_base);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		TALLOC_FREE(smb_fname_base);