diff --git a/file.h b/file.h
index d7d8fed397874f4077094e6d357718dd8d197205..2b4a2cbff4ae435b749a1d89506218c4b3cd01ff 100644
--- a/file.h
+++ b/file.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct inode {
   uint addrs[NDIRECT+1];
 };
 
-#define I_VALID 0x2
+#define I_VALID 0x1
 
 // device implementations