diff --git a/src/btrfs.c b/src/btrfs.c
index e8c14ae3..0beb22d5 100755
--- a/src/btrfs.c
+++ b/src/btrfs.c
@@ -4006,7 +4006,7 @@ static NTSTATUS STDCALL mount_vol(PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject, PIRP Irp) {
         goto exit;
     }
     
-    Status = load_dir_children(root_fcb, Irp);
+    Status = load_dir_children(root_fcb, TRUE, Irp);
     if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status)) {
         ERR("load_dir_children returned %08x\n", Status);
         goto exit;
diff --git a/src/btrfs_drv.h b/src/btrfs_drv.h
index 03cc80ec..ed7aea90 100644
--- a/src/btrfs_drv.h
+++ b/src/btrfs_drv.h
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ void insert_fileref_child(file_ref* parent, file_ref* child, BOOL do_lock);
 NTSTATUS fcb_get_last_dir_index(fcb* fcb, UINT64* index, PIRP Irp);
 NTSTATUS verify_vcb(device_extension* Vcb, PIRP Irp);
 NTSTATUS load_csum(device_extension* Vcb, UINT32* csum, UINT64 start, UINT64 length, PIRP Irp);
-NTSTATUS load_dir_children(fcb* fcb, PIRP Irp);
+NTSTATUS load_dir_children(fcb* fcb, BOOL ignore_size, PIRP Irp);
 NTSTATUS add_dir_child(fcb* fcb, UINT64 inode, BOOL subvol, UINT64 index, PANSI_STRING utf8, PUNICODE_STRING name, PUNICODE_STRING name_uc, UINT8 type, dir_child** pdc);
 
 // in fsctl.c
diff --git a/src/create.c b/src/create.c
index d985fb54..6741a41b 100644
--- a/src/create.c
+++ b/src/create.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ NTSTATUS load_csum(device_extension* Vcb, UINT32* csum, UINT64 start, UINT64 len
     return STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-NTSTATUS load_dir_children(fcb* fcb, PIRP Irp) {
+NTSTATUS load_dir_children(fcb* fcb, BOOL ignore_size, PIRP Irp) {
     KEY searchkey;
     traverse_ptr tp, next_tp;
     NTSTATUS Status;
@@ -703,6 +703,9 @@ NTSTATUS load_dir_children(fcb* fcb, PIRP Irp) {
     
     RtlZeroMemory(fcb->hash_ptrs_uc, sizeof(LIST_ENTRY*) * 256);
     
+    if (!ignore_size && fcb->inode_item.st_size == 0)
+        return STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    
     searchkey.obj_id = fcb->inode;
     searchkey.obj_type = TYPE_DIR_INDEX;
     searchkey.offset = 2;
@@ -1187,8 +1190,8 @@ NTSTATUS open_fcb(device_extension* Vcb, root* subvol, UINT64 inode, UINT8 type,
         }
     }
     
-    if (fcb->type == BTRFS_TYPE_DIRECTORY && fcb->inode_item.st_size > 0) {
-        Status = load_dir_children(fcb, Irp);
+    if (fcb->type == BTRFS_TYPE_DIRECTORY) {
+        Status = load_dir_children(fcb, FALSE, Irp);
         if (!NT_SUCCESS(Status)) {
             ERR("load_dir_children returned %08x\n", Status);
             free_fcb(fcb);