diff --git a/platform/clone.provision.inc b/platform/clone.provision.inc
index bec239b15ed4e68529f3e3b2a01677b0ea3e9e4d..865d88a91e0dcc8227184b099ef6cf67d35beedc 100644
--- a/platform/clone.provision.inc
+++ b/platform/clone.provision.inc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function drush_provision_drupal_provision_clone($new_uri, $platform = null) {
   $options['uri'] = ltrim($new_uri, '@');
   $options['name'] = $new_uri;
   $options['platform'] = (isset($platform)) ? $platform : $options['platform'];
+  $options['root'] = d($options['platform'])->root;
   $options['aliases'] = array();
   $options['redirection'] = 0;