diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/elinks b/config/rootfiles/common/elinks
index 45c83b176..a29fe8e33 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/elinks
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/elinks
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#root/.elinks
+root/.elinks/bookmarks
+root/.elinks/globhist
 usr/local/bin/elinks
 #usr/local/etc
 #usr/local/etc/elinks
diff --git a/lfs/elinks b/lfs/elinks
index 7c7f09cba..d6ec0875c 100644
--- a/lfs/elinks
+++ b/lfs/elinks
@@ -87,5 +87,11 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/elinks
 	cp -vf $(DIR_SRC)/config/elinks/elinks.conf /usr/local/etc/elinks/elinks.conf
 
+	# Suppress first welcome dialog by creating bookmark
+	# and history files for root
+	mkdir -p /root/.elinks
+	touch /root/.elinks/bookmarks
+	touch /root/.elinks/globhist
+
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)