1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/initializer.rb b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
index 0c06d1bf21..5baaf81403 100644
--- a/railties/lib/initializer.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
@@ -48,12 +48,8 @@ module Rails
       end
     end
 
-    def root
-      if defined?(RAILS_ROOT)
-        RAILS_ROOT
-      else
-        nil
-      end
+    def root(*args)
+      File.join(RAILS_ROOT, *args.compact) if defined?(RAILS_ROOT)
     end
 
     def env