diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.cpp
index fae42662fb..75ba3cb6ee 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "UnpackingDirectory.h"
 
 #include "DebugSupport.h"
+#include "EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie.h"
 #include "UnpackingAttributeCookie.h"
 #include "UnpackingAttributeDirectoryCookie.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
@@ -232,6 +233,19 @@ RootDirectory::RootDirectory(ino_t id, const timespec& modifiedTime)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+RootDirectory::OpenAttributeDirectory(AttributeDirectoryCookie*& _cookie)
+{
+	if (HasVFSInitError())
+		return B_ERROR;
+
+	_cookie = new(std::nothrow) EmptyAttributeDirectoryCookie;
+	if (_cookie == nullptr)
+		return B_NO_MEMORY;
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 timespec
 RootDirectory::ModifiedTime() const
 {
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.h
index 6d09c27aec..2e93764c36 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/nodes/UnpackingDirectory.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public:
 								RootDirectory(ino_t id,
 									const timespec& modifiedTime);
 
+	virtual	status_t			OpenAttributeDirectory(
+									AttributeDirectoryCookie*& _cookie) override;
+
 	virtual	timespec			ModifiedTime() const;
 
 private: