2 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp
index eeea3fe..d099676 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
 {
-  inode::inode()
-      : kernel::filesystem::inode(inode_kind::directory)
-  {}
-
   auto inode::read(void * /*buffer*/, size_t /*offset*/, size_t /*size*/) const -> size_t
   {
     return 0;
@@ -36,4 +32,9 @@ namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
     auto it = std::ranges::find_if(m_children, [&](auto const & pair) { return pair.first == name; });
     return (it != m_children.end()) ? it->second : nullptr;
   }
+
+  auto inode::is_directory() const -> bool
+  {
+    return true;
+  }
 }  // namespace kernel::filesystem::rootfs
diff --git a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp
index 879818c..7cc217f 100644
--- a/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/filesystem/rootfs/inode.tests.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SCENARIO("Rootfs inode creation", "[filesystem][rootfs][inode]")
       REQUIRE(inode.is_directory());
       REQUIRE_FALSE(inode.is_device());
       REQUIRE_FALSE(inode.is_regular());
+      REQUIRE_FALSE(inode.is_symbolic_link());
     }
 
     THEN("the inode has no children")