diff --git a/native/jni/init/early_mount.cpp b/native/jni/init/early_mount.cpp
index 3930e2ac7..2826b97ef 100644
--- a/native/jni/init/early_mount.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/init/early_mount.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ void LegacyInit::early_mount() {
 	char fstype[32];
 	char block_dev[64];
 
+	full_read("/init", &self.buf, &self.sz);
+
+	LOGD("Reverting /init\n");
+	root = xopen("/", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	rename("/.backup/init", "/init");
+
 	mount_root(system);
 	mount_root(vendor);
 	mount_root(product);
@@ -126,6 +132,12 @@ void SARCompatInit::early_mount() {
 	char fstype[32];
 	char block_dev[64];
 
+	full_read("/init", &self.buf, &self.sz);
+
+	LOGD("Cleaning rootfs\n");
+	root = xopen("/", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	frm_rf(root, { ".backup", "overlay", "proc", "sys" });
+
 	LOGD("Early mount system_root\n");
 	sprintf(partname, "system%s", cmd->slot);
 	setup_block(partname, block_dev);
@@ -164,6 +176,14 @@ static void switch_root(const string &path) {
 void SARInit::early_mount() {
 	char partname[32];
 
+	full_read("/init", &self.buf, &self.sz);
+	full_read("/.backup/.magisk", &config.buf, &config.sz);
+
+	LOGD("Cleaning rootfs\n");
+	int root = xopen("/", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	frm_rf(root, { "proc", "sys" });
+	close(root);
+
 	LOGD("Early mount system_root\n");
 	sprintf(partname, "system%s", cmd->slot);
 	system_dev = setup_block(partname);
diff --git a/native/jni/init/init.cpp b/native/jni/init/init.cpp
index 13f6a3f87..7d3df0d1d 100644
--- a/native/jni/init/init.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/init/init.cpp
@@ -124,40 +124,13 @@ void BaseInit::re_exec_init() {
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-void LegacyInit::preset() {
-	full_read("/init", &self.buf, &self.sz);
-
-	LOGD("Reverting /init\n");
-	root = open("/", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-	rename("/.backup/init", "/init");
-}
-
-void SARInit::preset() {
-	full_read("/init", &self.buf, &self.sz);
-	full_read("/.backup/.magisk", &config.buf, &config.sz);
-
-	LOGD("Cleaning rootfs\n");
-	root = open("/", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-	frm_rf(root, { "proc", "sys" });
-}
-
-void SARCompatInit::preset() {
-	full_read("/init", &self.buf, &self.sz);
-
-	LOGD("Cleaning rootfs\n");
-	root = open("/", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-	frm_rf(root, { ".backup", "overlay", "proc", "sys" });
-}
-
 void RootFSInit::start() {
-	preset();
 	early_mount();
 	setup_rootfs();
 	re_exec_init();
 }
 
 void SARInit::start() {
-	preset();
 	early_mount();
 	patch_rootdir();
 	re_exec_init();
@@ -178,8 +151,8 @@ class TestInit : public SARInit {
 public:
 	TestInit(char *argv[], cmdline *cmd) : SARInit(argv, cmd) {};
 	void start() override {
-		preset();
 		early_mount();
+		patch_rootdir();
 		cleanup();
 	}
 };
diff --git a/native/jni/init/init.h b/native/jni/init/init.h
index ae7d2835f..34a11bf71 100644
--- a/native/jni/init/init.h
+++ b/native/jni/init/init.h
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ public:
 class MagiskInit : public BaseInit {
 protected:
 	raw_data self{};
-	int root = -1;
 	bool mnt_system = false;
 	bool mnt_vendor = false;
 	bool mnt_product = false;
 	bool mnt_odm = false;
 
-	virtual void preset() = 0;
 	virtual void early_mount() = 0;
 	bool read_dt_fstab(const char *name, char *partname, char *fstype);
 	bool patch_sepolicy();
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ protected:
 	raw_data config{};
 	dev_t system_dev;
 
-	void preset() override;
 	void early_mount() override;
 	void patch_rootdir();
 public:
@@ -56,7 +53,9 @@ public:
 
 class RootFSInit : public MagiskInit {
 protected:
-	void setup_rootfs();
+	int root = -1;
+
+	virtual void setup_rootfs();
 public:
 	RootFSInit(char *argv[], cmdline *cmd) : MagiskInit(argv, cmd) {};
 	void start() override;
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ public:
 
 class LegacyInit : public RootFSInit {
 protected:
-	void preset() override;
 	void early_mount() override;
 public:
 	LegacyInit(char *argv[], cmdline *cmd) : RootFSInit(argv, cmd) {};
@@ -72,8 +70,8 @@ public:
 
 class SARCompatInit : public RootFSInit {
 protected:
-	void preset() override;
 	void early_mount() override;
+	void setup_rootfs() override;
 public:
 	SARCompatInit(char *argv[], cmdline *cmd) : RootFSInit(argv, cmd) {};
 };
diff --git a/native/jni/init/rootdir.cpp b/native/jni/init/rootdir.cpp
index 78a58ba8c..f1faa9f59 100644
--- a/native/jni/init/rootdir.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/init/rootdir.cpp
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ constexpr const char wrapper[] =
 ;
 
 void RootFSInit::setup_rootfs() {
-	if (cmd->system_as_root) {
-		// Clone rootfs
-		LOGD("Clone root dir from system to rootfs\n");
-		int system_root = xopen("/system_root", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
-		clone_dir(system_root, root, false);
-		close(system_root);
-	}
-
 	if (patch_sepolicy()) {
 		constexpr char SYSTEM_INIT[] = "/system/bin/init";
 		// If init is symlink, copy it to rootfs so we can patch
@@ -131,6 +123,16 @@ void RootFSInit::setup_rootfs() {
 	close(fd);
 }
 
+void SARCompatInit::setup_rootfs() {
+	// Clone rootfs
+	LOGD("Clone root dir from system to rootfs\n");
+	int system_root = xopen("/system_root", O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+	clone_dir(system_root, root, false);
+	close(system_root);
+
+	RootFSInit::setup_rootfs();
+}
+
 bool MagiskInit::patch_sepolicy() {
 	bool patch_init = false;