diff --git a/servers/fs/stadir.c b/servers/fs/stadir.c
index 1e23f837f..0602a9d1f 100644
--- a/servers/fs/stadir.c
+++ b/servers/fs/stadir.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ PUBLIC int do_fchdir()
 
 	/* Is the file descriptor valid? */
 	if ( (rfilp = get_filp(m_in.fd)) == NIL_FILP) return(err_code);
+	dup_inode(rfilp->filp_ino);
 	return change_into(&fp->fp_workdir, rfilp->filp_ino);
 }