diff --git a/VolumeManager.cpp b/VolumeManager.cpp
index bc843b4..3c5e659 100644
--- a/VolumeManager.cpp
+++ b/VolumeManager.cpp
@@ -815,13 +815,21 @@
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
+    // Convert paths to lower filesystem paths to avoid making FUSE requests for these reasons:
+    // 1. A FUSE request from vold puts vold at risk of hanging if the FUSE daemon is down
+    // 2. The FUSE daemon prevents requests on /mnt/user/0/emulated/<userid != 0> and a request
+    // on /storage/emulated/10 means /mnt/user/0/emulated/10
+    // TODO(b/146419093): Use lower filesystem paths that don't depend on sdcardfs
+    const std::string lowerPath = "/mnt/runtime/default/" + path.substr(9);
+    const std::string lowerAppDirRoot = "/mnt/runtime/default/" + appDirRoot.substr(9);
+
     // First create the root which holds app dirs, if needed.
-    int ret = PrepareDirsFromRoot(appDirRoot, "/storage/", 0771, AID_MEDIA_RW, AID_MEDIA_RW);
+    int ret = PrepareDirsFromRoot(lowerAppDirRoot, "/mnt/runtime/default/", 0771, AID_MEDIA_RW, AID_MEDIA_RW);
     if (ret != 0) {
         return ret;
     }
     // Then, create app-specific dirs with the correct UID/GID
-    return PrepareDirsFromRoot(path, appDirRoot, 0770, appUid, AID_MEDIA_RW);
+    return PrepareDirsFromRoot(lowerPath, lowerAppDirRoot, 0770, appUid, AID_MEDIA_RW);
 }
 
 int VolumeManager::createObb(const std::string& sourcePath, const std::string& sourceKey,