diff --git a/unbound.be0 b/unbound.be0
index 9477b82a8..6aa474281 100755
--- a/unbound.be0
+++ b/unbound.be0
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://www.unbound.net/downloads/unbound-${PKGVERSION}.tar.gz"
 
 mee_configure() {
     bee_configure \
-        --disable-static
+        --disable-static \
+        --with-rootkey-file="/var/unbound/root.key"
 }
 
 mee_build() {