diff --git a/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h b/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
index 3a2500ede..f90af81ca 100644
--- a/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
+++ b/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ static inline void fs_config(const char *path, int dir,
     struct fs_path_config *pc;
     int plen;
 
+    if (path[0] == '/') {
+        path++;
+    }
+
     pc = dir ? android_dirs : android_files;
     plen = strlen(path);
     for(; pc->prefix; pc++){