diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 2b6fc2b35649..7b8f63e7489f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -952,7 +952,9 @@ static int fuse_update_get_attr(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 
 int fuse_update_attributes(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	return fuse_update_get_attr(inode, file, NULL, STATX_BASIC_STATS, 0);
+	/* Do *not* need to get atime for internal purposes */
+	return fuse_update_get_attr(inode, file, NULL,
+				    STATX_BASIC_STATS & ~STATX_ATIME, 0);
 }
 
 int fuse_reverse_inval_entry(struct super_block *sb, u64 parent_nodeid,