diff --git a/lib/wasix/src/runners/wasi_common.rs b/lib/wasix/src/runners/wasi_common.rs
index d02fa7d2185..8c10868f746 100644
--- a/lib/wasix/src/runners/wasi_common.rs
+++ b/lib/wasix/src/runners/wasi_common.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl CommonWasiOptions {
 
         if self.mapped_dirs.iter().all(|m| m.guest != ".") {
             // The user hasn't mounted "." to anything, so let's map it to "/"
-            builder.add_map_dir(".", "/")?;
+            builder.add_map_dir(".", "/mnt/host")?;
         }
 
         builder.set_fs(Box::new(fs));