1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tvix/castore/src/import/mod.rs b/tvix/castore/src/import/mod.rs
index 6c69d04f3026..87e289911300 100644
--- a/tvix/castore/src/import/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/castore/src/import/mod.rs
@@ -121,15 +121,17 @@ where
             }),
         };
 
-        if entry.path().components().count() == 1 {
+        let parent = entry
+            .path()
+            .parent()
+            .expect("Tvix bug: got entry with root node");
+
+        if parent == crate::Path::ROOT {
             break node;
+        } else {
+            // record node in parent directory, creating a new [Directory] if not there yet.
+            directories.entry(parent.to_owned()).or_default().add(node);
         }
-
-        // record node in parent directory, creating a new [Directory] if not there yet.
-        directories
-            .entry(entry.path().parent().unwrap().to_owned())
-            .or_default()
-            .add(node);
     };
 
     assert!(