diff --git a/pkg/fuse/fuse.go b/pkg/fuse/fuse.go
index 628fe632ea89..3aba1615f2d4 100644
--- a/pkg/fuse/fuse.go
+++ b/pkg/fuse/fuse.go
@@ -500,7 +500,10 @@ func Serve(v *vfs.VFS, options string, xattrs, ioctl bool) error {
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("fuse: %s", err)
 	}
-	defer fssrv.Unmount()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = fssrv.Unmount()
+	}()
+
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
 		v.InvalidateEntry = func(parent Ino, name string) syscall.Errno {
 			return syscall.Errno(fssrv.EntryNotify(uint64(parent), name))