diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
index 51961d3c3d..77104431db 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 DB_OPT_COMMON = \
 	!!LOCAL_IDENT,"SSH-2.0-dropbear" \
 	DEFAULT_PATH,"$(TARGET_INIT_PATH)" \
+	DEFAULT_ROOT_PATH,"$(TARGET_INIT_PATH)" \
 	DROPBEAR_DSS,0 \
 	DROPBEAR_CLI_NETCAT,0 \
 	DO_MOTD,0 \