diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index ed984bf..1b6e141 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ func (c *Connection) Init() (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	initOp, ok := op.(*fuseops.InitOp)
+	initOp, ok := op.(*fuseops.InternalInitOp)
 	if !ok {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected *fuseops.InitOp, got %T", op)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected *fuseops.InternalInitOp, got %T", op)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (c *Connection) Init() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	if initOp.Kernel.LT(c.protocol) {
-		c.protocol = r.Kernel
+		c.protocol = initOp.Kernel
 	}
 
 	// Respond to the init op.
diff --git a/fuseops/convert.go b/fuseops/convert.go
index b8bee74..c9f3db5 100644
--- a/fuseops/convert.go
+++ b/fuseops/convert.go
@@ -418,6 +418,22 @@ func Convert(
 		io = to
 		co = &to.commonOp
 
+	case fusekernel.OpInit:
+		type input fusekernel.InitIn
+		in := (*input)(m.Consume(unsafe.Sizeof(input{})))
+		if in == nil {
+			err = errors.New("Corrupt OpInit")
+			return
+		}
+
+		to := &InternalInitOp{
+			Kernel:       fusekernel.Protocol{in.Major, in.Minor},
+			MaxReadahead: in.MaxReadahead,
+			Flags:        fusekernel.InitFlags(in.Flags),
+		}
+		io = to
+		co = &to.commonOp
+
 	default:
 		to := &unknownOp{
 			opCode: m.Header().Opcode,
diff --git a/fuseops/ops.go b/fuseops/ops.go
index 65f951b..0eb15b8 100644
--- a/fuseops/ops.go
+++ b/fuseops/ops.go
@@ -945,3 +945,30 @@ type InternalInterruptOp struct {
 func (o *InternalInterruptOp) kernelResponse() (b buffer.OutMessage) {
 	panic("Shouldn't get here.")
 }
+
+// Do not use this struct directly. See the TODO in fuseops/ops.go.
+type InternalInitOp struct {
+	commonOp
+
+	// In
+	Kernel fusekernel.Protocol
+
+	// Out
+	Library      fusekernel.Protocol
+	MaxReadahead uint32
+	Flags        fusekernel.InitFlags
+	MaxWrite     uint32
+}
+
+func (o *InternalInitOp) kernelResponse() (b buffer.OutMessage) {
+	b = buffer.NewOutMessage(unsafe.Sizeof(fusekernel.InitOut{}))
+	out := (*fusekernel.InitOut)(b.Grow(unsafe.Sizeof(fusekernel.InitOut{})))
+
+	out.Major = o.Library.Major
+	out.Minor = o.Library.Minor
+	out.MaxReadahead = o.MaxReadahead
+	out.Flags = uint32(o.Flags)
+	out.MaxWrite = o.MaxWrite
+
+	return
+}