diff --git a/src/fs/uhyve.rs b/src/fs/uhyve.rs
index 213a85ca55..0c88394b77 100644
--- a/src/fs/uhyve.rs
+++ b/src/fs/uhyve.rs
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ impl VfsNode for UhyveDirectory {
 pub(crate) fn init() {
 	info!("Try to initialize uhyve filesystem");
 	if is_uhyve() {
-		let mount_point = hermit_var_or!("UHYVE_MOUNT", "/host").to_string();
+		let mount_point = hermit_var_or!("UHYVE_MOUNT", "/root").to_string();
 		info!("Mounting virtio-fs at {}", mount_point);
 		fs::FILESYSTEM
 			.get()