diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_statfs.c b/fs/vfs/fs_statfs.c
index ff2380fedd6..1b5e8ec15d1 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_statfs.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_statfs.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  * Name: statpseudo
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static inline int statpseudofs(FAR struct inode *inode, FAR struct statfs *buf)
+static int statpseudofs(FAR struct inode *inode, FAR struct statfs *buf)
 {
   memset(buf, 0, sizeof(struct statfs));
   buf->f_type    = PROC_SUPER_MAGIC;
@@ -91,18 +91,25 @@ int statfs(FAR const char *path, FAR struct statfs *buf)
 
   /* Sanity checks */
 
-  if (!path || !buf)
+  if (path == NULL  || buf == NULL)
     {
       ret = EFAULT;
       goto errout;
     }
 
-  if (!path[0])
+  if (*path == '\0')
     {
       ret = ENOENT;
       goto errout;
     }
 
+  /* Check for the fake root directory (which has no inode) */
+
+  if (strcmp(path, "/") == 0)
+    {
+      return statpseudofs(NULL, buf);
+    }
+
   /* Get an inode for this file */
 
   SETUP_SEARCH(&desc, path, false);