diff --git a/src/dwarfs.cpp b/src/dwarfs.cpp
index 1f98cd92..dae60310 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void op_open(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct fuse_file_info* fi) {
         err = EACCES;
       } else {
 #ifdef USE_META_V2
-        fi->fh = de->inode();
+        fi->fh = FUSE_ROOT_ID + de->inode();
 #else
         fi->fh = reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(de);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/dwarfs/inode_reader_v2.cpp b/src/dwarfs/inode_reader_v2.cpp
index 92ec24a5..a15c4651 100644
--- a/src/dwarfs/inode_reader_v2.cpp
+++ b/src/dwarfs/inode_reader_v2.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * along with dwarfs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <mutex>
 
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@ inode_reader_<LoggerPolicy>::read(size_t size, off_t offset, chunk_range chunks,
     num_read += br.size();
   }
 
-  assert(num_read == size);
-
   return num_read;
 }