diff --git a/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_inode.c b/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_inode.c
index eee9085..ed603bb 100644
--- a/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_inode.c
+++ b/sys/vfs/hammer/hammer_inode.c
@@ -329,8 +329,10 @@ hammer_get_vnode(struct hammer_inode *ip, struct vnode **vpp)
 			 * non-root filesystem paths and setting VROOT may
 			 * confuse the namecache.  Set VPFSROOT instead.
 			 */
+
+			/* FIXME: I do not need check if ip->pfsm is NULL, do I? */
 			if (ip->obj_id == HAMMER_OBJID_ROOT &&
-			    ip->obj_asof == hmp->asof) {
+			   (ip->obj_asof == hmp->asof || ip->pfsm->pfsd.mirror_flags & HAMMER_PFSD_SLAVE)) {
 				if (ip->obj_localization == 0)
 					vsetflags(vp, VROOT);
 				else