diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.cpp
index 656a57c10..1f910230d 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.cpp
@@ -256,5 +256,10 @@ System::getTotalMemoryB()
 #endif
 }
 
-
+bool
+System::doChroot() const
+{
+    return m_doChroot;
 }
+
+}  // namespace
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h b/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h
index 1ccdfb516..8eeff4ef9 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/CalamaresUtilsSystem.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ public:
      */
     DLLEXPORT QPair<quint64, float> getTotalMemoryB();
 
+    DLLEXPORT bool doChroot() const;
+
 private:
     static System* s_instance;