diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/FileSystemIndexHelper.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/FileSystemIndexHelper.java
index 6db9614b61..844b465a2a 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/FileSystemIndexHelper.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/formats/gfilesystem/FileSystemIndexHelper.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public class FileSystemIndexHelper<METADATATYPE> {
 	public FileSystemIndexHelper(GFileSystem fs, FSRLRoot fsFSRL) {
 		GFile rootGFile = GFileImpl.fromFSRL(fs, null, fsFSRL.withPath("/"), true, -1);
 		rootDir = new FileData<>(rootGFile, null, -1);
+		fileToEntryMap.put(rootDir.file, rootDir);
 		directoryToListing.put(rootDir.file, new HashMap<>());
 	}