diff --git a/src/runtime/document.c b/src/runtime/document.c
index 1afcb2f3..92e9a894 100644
--- a/src/runtime/document.c
+++ b/src/runtime/document.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void ts_document_invalidate(TSDocument *self) {
 }
 
 TSNode ts_document_root_node(const TSDocument *self) {
-  TSNode result = ts_node_make(self->tree, ts_length_zero(), 0);
+  TSNode result = ts_node_make(self->tree, ts_length_zero(), 1);
   while (result.data && !ts_tree_is_visible(result.data))
     result = ts_node_named_child(result, 0);
   return result;