diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/tar_file_system.h b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/tar_file_system.h
index e149f82183..425b50ee29 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/tar_file_system.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/tar_file_system.h
@@ -610,8 +610,14 @@ class Vfs::Tar_file_system : public File_system
 				return STAT_ERR_NO_ENTRY;
 
 			if (!node_ptr->record) {
-				out.type = Node_type::DIRECTORY;
-				out.rwx  = Node_rwx::rx();
+				out = {
+					.size              = 0,
+					.type              = Node_type::DIRECTORY,
+					.rwx               = Node_rwx::rx(),
+					.inode             = (Genode::addr_t)node_ptr,
+					.device            = (Genode::addr_t)this,
+					.modification_time = { }
+				};
 				return STAT_OK;
 			}