diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesview.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesview.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesview.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfileplacesview.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "kfileplacesview.h"
 #include "kfileplacesview_p.h"
 
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QTimeLine>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QPainter>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <kdirnotify.h>
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <kmountpoint.h>
 #include <kpropertiesdialog.h>
 #include <kio/emptytrashjob.h>
 #include <kio/jobuidelegate.h>
@@ -768,6 +770,16 @@
 
             teardown = placesModel->teardownActionForIndex(index);
             if (teardown != nullptr) {
+                // Disable teardown option for root and home partitions
+                bool teardownEnabled = placesModel->url(index) != QUrl::fromLocalFile(QDir::rootPath());
+                if (teardownEnabled) {
+                    KMountPoint::Ptr mountPoint = KMountPoint::currentMountPoints().findByPath(QDir::homePath());
+                    if (mountPoint && placesModel->url(index) == QUrl::fromLocalFile(mountPoint->mountPoint())) {
+                        teardownEnabled = false;
+                    }
+                }
+                teardown->setEnabled(teardownEnabled);
+
                 teardown->setParent(&menu);
                 menu.addAction(teardown);
             }