diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
index 7fe21b6..bc3e69e 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+bool fs_mgr_overlayfs_verity_enabled(const std::string& basename_mount_point) {
+    auto found = false;
+    fs_mgr_update_verity_state(
+            [&basename_mount_point, &found](fstab_rec*, const char* mount_point, int, int) {
+                if (mount_point && (basename_mount_point == mount_point)) found = true;
+            });
+    return found;
+}
+
 bool fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs(const fstab_rec* fsrec) {
     if (!fsrec) return false;
 
@@ -242,14 +251,7 @@
 
     if (!fs_mgr_overlayfs_enabled(fsrec)) return false;
 
-    // Verity enabled?
-    const auto basename_mount_point(android::base::Basename(fsrec_mount_point));
-    auto found = false;
-    fs_mgr_update_verity_state(
-            [&basename_mount_point, &found](fstab_rec*, const char* mount_point, int, int) {
-                if (mount_point && (basename_mount_point == mount_point)) found = true;
-            });
-    return !found;
+    return !fs_mgr_overlayfs_verity_enabled(android::base::Basename(fsrec_mount_point));
 }
 
 bool fs_mgr_rm_all(const std::string& path, bool* change = nullptr) {
@@ -395,6 +397,15 @@
         }
         if (!duplicate_or_more_specific) mounts.emplace_back(new_mount_point);
     }
+    // if not itemized /system or /, system as root, fake up
+    // fs_mgr_wants_overlayfs evaluation of /system as candidate.
+
+    if ((std::find(mounts.begin(), mounts.end(), "/system") == mounts.end()) &&
+        !fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point(const_cast<struct fstab*>(fstab), "/") &&
+        !fs_mgr_get_entry_for_mount_point(const_cast<struct fstab*>(fstab), "/system") &&
+        !fs_mgr_overlayfs_verity_enabled("system")) {
+        mounts.emplace_back("/system");
+    }
     return mounts;
 }