diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index 54084ab..c3e98c5 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -2092,6 +2092,7 @@ clite.vfs = {
 		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/etc');
 		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/lib');
 		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/proc');
+		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/root');
 		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/tmp');
 		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/usr');
 		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/usr/clite');
@@ -2105,7 +2106,10 @@ clite.vfs = {
 		vfsdata.api.mkDir(0,'/var');
 		vfsdata.api.mkFile(0,'/var/logs');
 
-		var n = vfsdata.api.getNode(0,'/tmp');
+		var n = vfsdata.api.getNode(0,'/root');
+		if (n)
+			n.mode = clite.lib.modestr('drwx------');
+		n = vfsdata.api.getNode(0,'/tmp');
 		if (n)
 			n.mode = clite.lib.modestr('drwxrwxrwt');