diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc
index a338f12cc..ef568f6fe 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_fifo.cc
@@ -906,6 +906,14 @@ errout:
 int __reg2
 fhandler_fifo::fstatvfs (struct statvfs *sfs)
 {
+  if (get_flags () & O_PATH)
+    /* We already have a handle. */
+    {
+      HANDLE h = get_handle ();
+      if (h)
+	return fstatvfs_by_handle (h, sfs);
+    }
+
   fhandler_disk_file fh (pc);
   fh.get_device () = FH_FS;
   return fh.fstatvfs (sfs);