diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/rootfs.c b/src/system/kernel/fs/rootfs.c
index 9abc49b58f..703ac2592c 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/rootfs.c
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/rootfs.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ rootfs_mount(mount_id id, const char *device, uint32 flags, const char *args,
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
 	fs->id = id;
-	fs->next_vnode_id = 0;
+	fs->next_vnode_id = 1;
 
 	err = mutex_init(&fs->lock, "rootfs_mutex");
 	if (err < B_OK)
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
index 46be3a07a2..31a1da0de5 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ vnode_path_to_vnode(struct vnode *vnode, char *path, bool traverseLeafLink,
 	int count, struct vnode **_vnode, vnode_id *_parentID, int *_type)
 {
 	status_t status = 0;
-	vnode_id lastParentID = -1;
+	vnode_id lastParentID = vnode->id;
 	int type = 0;
 
 	FUNCTION(("vnode_path_to_vnode(vnode = %p, path = %s)\n", vnode, path));