diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/lib_share.php b/apps/files_sharing/lib_share.php
index 9e43fef7696822d6902b4ccd2586b0dd818bb1fc..83f9b6a7545b543c37519968c8b8be1ef2acef20 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/lib_share.php
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/lib_share.php
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ class OC_Share {
 				// Update mtime of shared folder to invoke a file cache rescan
 				$rootView=new OC_FilesystemView('/');
 				if (!$rootView->is_dir($sharedFolder)) {
+					if (!$rootView->is_dir('/'.$uid.'/files')) {
+						OC_Util::tearDownFS();
+						OC_Util::setupFS($uid);
+						OC_Util::tearDownFS();
+					}
 					$rootView->mkdir($sharedFolder);
 				}
 				$rootView->touch($sharedFolder);