diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
index 6da019178c07f..4cf3ac4799fa5 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Storage/Local.php
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public function stat($path) {
 	 */
 	public function getMetaData($path) {
 		$fullPath = $this->getSourcePath($path);
+		clearstatcache();
 		$stat = @stat($fullPath);
 		if (!$stat) {
 			return null;