diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
index b6d89adc..dcd0fbc6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/filemanager/fragments/ItemsFragment.kt
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ class ItemsFragment : Fragment(), ItemsAdapter.ItemOperationsListener {
     }
 
     private fun getRootItemsOf(path: String, callback: (items: ArrayList<FileDirItem>) -> Unit) {
-        RootHelpers().getFiles(activity as SimpleActivity, path.trimEnd('/'), callback)
+        var wantedPath = path.trimEnd('/')
+        if (wantedPath.isEmpty())
+            wantedPath = "/"
+        RootHelpers().getFiles(activity as SimpleActivity, wantedPath, callback)
     }
 
     private fun getChildren(file: File): Int {