diff --git a/subsys/fs/fs.c b/subsys/fs/fs.c
index 37781535f32e..d9117f6d0854 100644
--- a/subsys/fs/fs.c
+++ b/subsys/fs/fs.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ int fs_mount(struct fs_mount_t *mp)
 
 	len = strlen(mp->mnt_point);
 
-	if ((len <= 1) || (mp->mnt_point[0] != '/')) {
+	if ((len == 0) || (mp->mnt_point[0] != '/')) {
 		LOG_ERR("invalid mount point!!");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}