Index: bp-core/bp-core-component.php
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--- bp-core/bp-core-component.php	(revision 5148)
+++ bp-core/bp-core-component.php	(working copy)
@@ -105,9 +105,12 @@ class BP_Component {
 
 		/** Slugs *************************************************************/
 
+		// The default value for 'root_slug' should be retrieved from bp-pages
+		$root_slug_default = isset( $bp->pages->{$this->id}->slug ) ? $bp->pages->{$this->id}->slug : '';
+
 		$defaults = array(
 			'slug'                  => $this->id,
-			'root_slug'             => '',
+			'root_slug'             => $root_slug_default,
 			'has_directory'         => false,
 			'notification_callback' => '',
 			'search_string'         => '',