diff --git a/thefuck/rules/rm_root.py b/thefuck/rules/rm_root.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..853ce847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thefuck/rules/rm_root.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+def match(command, settings):
+    return ('/' in command.script.split()
+            and '--no-preserve-root' not in command.script
+            and '--no-preserve-root' in command.stderr)
+
+
+def get_new_command(command, settings):
+    return '{} --no-preserve-root'.format(command.script)