diff --git a/lib/metasploit/framework/common_engine.rb b/lib/metasploit/framework/common_engine.rb
index 8f89d6e4c0..3a0903e4f5 100644
--- a/lib/metasploit/framework/common_engine.rb
+++ b/lib/metasploit/framework/common_engine.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module Metasploit::Framework::CommonEngine
       Encoding.default_internal = encoding
     end
 
+    config.root = Msf::Config::install_root
     config.paths.add 'data/meterpreter', glob: '**/ext_*'
     config.paths.add 'modules'