diff --git a/system/device_table.txt b/system/device_table.txt
index 43c0cfa0b4..7ae4b071b9 100644
--- a/system/device_table.txt
+++ b/system/device_table.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 /dev					d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /tmp					d	1777	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc					d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
+/root					d	700	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /home/default				d	755	1000	1000	-	-	-	-	-
 /var/www				d	755	33	33	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc/shadow				f	600	0	0	-	-	-	-	-