diff --git a/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs b/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs
index e1cc3f94..a7e22032 100644
--- a/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/filesystem/vfs.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl VirtualFileSystem {
             Err(FsError::NotAbsolute)?;
         }
 
-        let mut components = path.split_terminator(path);
+        let mut components = path.split_terminator('/');
         components.next(); // throw the empty string caused by the root /
                            // will be initialised beforehand so okay to unwrap
         let mut resolved_node = self.root_handle.unwrap();