diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_fstat.c b/fs/vfs/fs_fstat.c
index ff785e816c3..a3e858e26c9 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_fstat.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_fstat.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int file_fstat(FAR struct file *filep, FAR struct stat *buf)
         {
           /* The inode is part of the root pseudo file system. */
 
-          ret = inode_stat(inode, buf, 1);
+          ret = inode_stat(inode, buf, 0);
         }
     }